#ClimateChange likely increased extreme #monsoon #rainfall, #flooding highly vulnerable communities in #Pakistan.
Pakistan is reported to have received more than 3 times its usual rainfall in August, making it the wettest August since 1961. The two southern provinces, Sindh and Balochistan, each experienced their wettest August ever recorded, receiving 7 and 8 times their usual monthly totals.

https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-likely-increased-extreme-monsoon-rainfall-flooding-highly-vulnerable-communities-in-pakistan/

#EventAttribution #ExtremeWeather

TIME: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021

Friederike Otto and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095982/friederike-otto-geert-jan-van-oldenborgh/

The scientists are recognized for their work on event attribution, i.e., quantifying how much an extreme event is related to climate change.

The tribute is written by climate activist #BillMcKibben.

I guess that is the first time I know people on the TIME 100 list.

Is that getting old? 🤡

#EventAttribution #WxRisk #ExtremeEvents #DailyClimateData