In Data: Wet weather turns wild as climate change bites | Context Climate change turns wet weather into new hazard, as millions are disrupted and displaced by extreme wet weather

Climate change turns wet weather into new hazard, as millions are disrupted and displaced by extreme wet weather. Check out the data in this piece from @noahenahoro.bsky.social on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social with data from #GlobalWaterMonitor
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Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.

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Global warming Is wreaking havoc on the planet’s water cycle.

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Bild zeigt Screenshot des Artikels: "Globaler Wasserhaushalt befindet sich in der Abwärtsspirale" im Standard.

Fazit des neu #GlobalWaterMonitor 2024 bedeutet nichts Gutes:
- Monatliche Rekordwerte beim #Niederschlag treten 27% häufiger auf als zu Beginn des 21. Jh.
- Tagesrekorde sind um 52% (!) häufiger
- Extreme Trockenheit oder Dürre 38% häufiger
#Klimakrise

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