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Climate change added $4bn to damage of Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis

More than 240 mm of rain fell in the Tokyo region on 12 October 2019, associated with tropical cyclone Hagibis.

18 May, 2022 | Extreme rainfall, Storms | Northern Asia

Rapid attribution of the extreme rainfall in Texas from Tropical Storm Imelda

Flooding in Texas

A new rapid analysis concludes that the extreme rainfall and flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda was made more likely and intense due to global warming.

27 September, 2019 | Extreme rainfall, Storms | North America

Stormy January over western Europe, 2018

Heavy rain, Photo by Lola Guti on Unsplash

2018 began with a series of four strong wind storms over Western Europe. In particular, two major events pounded the continent: Storm Eleanor on January 3, and Storm Friederike on January 18.

16 March, 2018 | Extreme rainfall, Storms | Europe

Storm Desmond brings heavy rain to the UK, December 2015

Sand bags in a flooded street

A fierce Atlantic storm, Desmond, struck parts of northern England, southern Scotland and Ireland the first weekend in December 2015, with a new national record for rainfall accumulation in a 24-hour period.

16 December, 2015 | Extreme rainfall, Storms | Europe

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