Overwhelming rainfall triggered two ultra-rare floods last week. And a fiery drought has fueled California's largest wildfire of the year so far, which burned so hot over the weekend that massive pyrocumulus clouds erupted into the atmosphere.
On the one hand, overwhelming rainfall triggered two ultra-rare floods last week, one in the St. Louis area and another in eastern Kentucky that has left dozens dead or missing.On the other, a fiery drought has fueled California's largest wildfire of the year so far -- the McKinney Fire -- which burned so hot over the weekend that massive pyrocumulus clouds erupted into the atmosphere.
— Daniel Swain July 30, 2022 Read MoreClimate experts anticipate heavy rain events to increase in intensity and frequency as the planet warms, since warmer air can hold more moisture. That concept is easier for most people to grasp in the case of a hurricane, Reed said. For instance, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 dumped more than 60 inches of rain in parts of Texas and slammed the coast with an 8-foot storm surge. Scientists have said climate change made Harvey's rainfall more extreme.
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