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"Families stranded on their rooftops. Homes buried by fast-flowing mud. Jagged
brown craters scarring lush green hillsides.
The scenes are the result of a series of cyclones and storms in a heavy monsoon
season that have struck Asia with torrential rains, gutting essential
infrastructure and reshaping landscapes. The violent weather has killed at
least 1,200 people in the past week and forced a million to flee without
knowing whether their homes will still be standing when they go back.
The fallout marks a grim escalation in deadly weather across the region that
has been aggravated by the blanket of carbon pollution heating the planet. A
review by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected that
south and south-east Asia will suffer more intense rain as temperatures rise,
with a “large increase” in flood frequency striking monsoon regions.
Roxy Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
and coauthor of the latest IPCC report, said the cyclones’ behaviour had
changed more than their number this season. “They are wetter and more
destructive because the background climate has shifted,” he said. “Water, not
wind, is now the main driver of disaster.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
