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Is El Niño Making Storms and Flash Floods in the Southwest Worse?
Experts say the weather pattern is adding moisture and shifting winds, with over 20 trillion gallons of water falling in two weeks, according to Ryan Maue.
- On Sunday, flash floods prompted evacuations across northern New Mexico and central Arizona, while a Colorado ski town braced for its main river to rise to catastrophic levels amid severe Southwest storms.
- Experts say a natural warming cycle is shifting atmospheric winds and adding moisture to the air, creating ideal conditions for heavy rains and intense storms across the Southwest.
- Over 20 trillion gallons of water have fallen on Nevada and Four Corners states in two weeks, according to former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue.
- Meteorologist Randy Cerveny with Arizona State University noted that ocean temperatures are already warmer than they were 100 years ago, making these extreme climate situations significantly more intense.
- Climate scientist Daniel Swain with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources warned the phenomenon is causing record-breaking flooding globally, with regions including Peru and Ecuador also seeing extreme precipitation.
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Independent EspañolAn extreme climate phenomenon is intensifying rains in the southwestern U.S., causing floods and evacuations in several states.El Niño, by overheating the Pacific, increases humidity and boosts storms.Its impact is expected to spread for months.
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Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse? – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say...
·Chevy Chase, United States
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