US EditionPakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds
NORTHERN PAKISTAN, AUG 6 – The study links 10-15% increased monsoon rainfall to climate change, worsening floods that killed 300 people and damaged over 1,600 houses, highlighting urgent adaptation needs.
- In mid-2025, Pakistan experienced severe monsoon floods primarily in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing at least 300 deaths and injuring over 700 people.
- These floods follow the devastating 2022 monsoon season that caused over 1,700 deaths and $40 billion in damage, highlighting Pakistan's vulnerability to extreme rainfall worsened by climate change.
- The flooding destroyed more than 1,600 houses, with over half the deaths linked to collapsing buildings in fragile urban settlements lacking flood resilience.
- A World Weather Attribution study determined that climate change increased rainfall by 10% to 15%, worsening flooding in Pakistan. Mariam Zachariah, the study’s lead author, explained that even a small rise in temperature significantly intensifies monsoon precipitation.
- The event underscores the urgent need to rebuild and adapt infrastructure in Pakistan, including nature-based solutions and avoided construction in flood zones to reduce future risks.
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Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming,
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Heavy rainfall that triggered floods in Pakistan in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, was worsened by human-caused climate change, according to a new study. The study by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role in extreme weather, found that rainfall from June 24 to July 23 in the South Asian
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Pakistan's deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds
A new study shows that heavy rainfall that caused floods that killed hundreds in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change The study by World Weather Attribution was released on Thursday.
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