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Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science showsAt least 9 inches of rain became floodwater that swept through valleys in eastern Kentucky in July 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, inundating St. Louis neighborhoods with record rainfall and setting off mudslides in eastern Kentucky, where at least 16 people died...

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