Pakistan floods made worse by climate change
The devastating floods that have hit Pakistan have been made worse by climate change according to scientists.
Researchers from the World Weather Attribution group say climate change may have increased the intensity of rainfall. But there were many uncertainties in the results, so the team were unable to quantify the scale of the impact.
The scientists believe there’s roughly a 1 per cent chance of such an event happening in any coming year.
Pakistan floods, landslides and heatwaves
It’s been two months since the start of the Pakistan floods, and so far tens of millions of people have been affected with around 1,500 dying because of the rising waters.
The downpours have been so intense and caused the river Indus’ banks to burst, and many areas have seen landslides and urban flash floods.
Earlier in the year, heatwaves gripped India and Pakistan – researchers found that climate change had made them up to 30 times more likely to happen.