Based on statistical analysis, the paper on the Indian case says that the high rainfall in June 2013 (the entire month, not just four days of excessive rainfall in the middle of the month) was “at least a century-scale event”, meaning such precipitation can be expected only once in a century at the most. It then says that the analysis provides evidence that climate change can be held responsible for increased likelihood of such extreme events. “…our analyses of the observed and simulated June precipitation provide evidence that anthropogenic (human-induced) forcing of the climate system has increased the likelihood of such an event,” the report says. The Uttarakhand floods had caused a large-scale devastation in the region, killing thousands of people.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:53:08 +0000
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