Climate change making storms like Idai more severe, say experts

Destructive power of storms likely to increase in future as world warms upThe climate crisis that is drivingsea level rises and moreextreme rainfall is making deadly storms like the one thathit southern Africa more severe, according to experts.Cyclone Idai, the tropical storm that ravagedMozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, has been described as theworst weather-related disaster to hit the southern hemisphere, and the UN says more than 2 million people have been affected. Storm-surge floods of up to six metres have caused widespread devastation.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Natural disasters and extreme weather Climate change Mozambique Malawi Zimbabwe Africa World news Environment Science Source Type: news