As Louisiana floods, measuring the climate change effect
Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 07:31
in Earth & Climate
The current flooding in Louisiana is turning into quite an awful event. Even for a low-lying gulf state where flooding is historically chronic, this is extreme. As much as 30 inches of rain fell in some places last week—New York City's average annual precipitation is about 40—and the disaster has spread since then as floodwaters have surged downstream.