Climate change: Dozens dead in Bangladesh & India after floods leave millions stranded; Why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the U.S.

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At least 62 people dead in Bangladesh and India after floods leave millions stranded

 

 

Dozens of people have died and millions of homes are underwater following huge floods in north-eastern India and Bangladesh.

 

At least 62 people have died.

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Troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by floods which have severed transport links, authorities said on Saturday.

 

While floods in Bangladesh are regular, experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability.

 

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https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-59-people-dead-in-bangladesh-and-india-after-floods-leave-millions-stranded-12636586

 

 

 

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‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the U.S.

Destruction left behind by a wildfire in New Mexico

 

As the world heats up, weather events will increase and overlap, testing the limits of nation’s resiliency and recovery

 

Summer in the American west is off to an explosive start, with extreme weather events ravaging multiple states in recent weeks. In Montana, historic flooding devastated communities and infrastructure in and around Yellowstone national park and forced a rare closure. Further south, reservoirs sank to new lows, triple-digit heatwaves left millions sweltering, and wildfires ripped through Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and California.

 

These layered disasters offer a glimpse of what’s to come. As temperatures continue to climb, extreme events will not just increase – they’re more likely to overlap, causing more calamity and testing the limits of the nation’s resilience and recovery.

 

“The US has a certain amount of capacity to cope with extreme events,” said Dr Andrew Hoell, a meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (Noaa) physical sciences laboratory, adding that capacity is stretched when these events build on one another, either regionally or sequentially.

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/17/compound-extremes-natural-disasters-us-west

 

 

 

[Bluespunk]

The clock is ticking and urgent action is needed if we are going to avoid irreversible climate change. 

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

The clock is ticking and urgent action is needed if we are going to avoid irreversible climate change. 

The big players are not interested... money is more important.

 

[Deli]

Climate change or maybe overpopulation in these countries ?

[Excel]

3 minutes ago, Deli said:

Climate change or maybe overpopulation in these countries ?

So you are saying the increased frequency of monsoonal rains and their ferocity, the cause of many deaths  could be attributed to overpopulation.  That is an interesting theory so perhaps you could expand on your hypothesis further.

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, Deli said:

Climate change or maybe overpopulation in these countries ?

If population is causing climate change then it's due in part to deforestation. The major cause if CO2, methane, etc.

 

Don't throw out partisan suggestions without making at least some attempt to substantiate them with a rational argument backed with links.

[Deli]

On 6/20/2022 at 8:21 PM, ozimoron said:

If population is causing climate change then it's due in part to deforestation. The major cause if CO2, methane, etc.

 

Don't throw out partisan suggestions without making at least some attempt to substantiate them with a rational argument backed with links.

Understanding sarcasm isn't your strength, though.

[Scott]

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