What Are Cloudbursts Hitting India And Pakistan?

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What are cloudbursts? Imagine a cloud exploding like a huge water balloon and in minutes, rivers of rain come crashing down mountains, flattening homes and wiping out entire villages. That’s what’s been happening in India and Pakistan. Here's what we know.

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00:00Imagine a cloud exploding like a huge water balloon, and in minutes, rivers of rain come

00:05crashing down mountains, flattening homes, and wiping out entire villages.

00:09That's what's been happening in India and Pakistan.

00:12In one district in Pakistan, a single cloudburst killed nearly 300 people, and in India, flood

00:18waters surged into a Himalayan village earlier this month.

00:21These sudden downpours are among the deadliest weather events on earth.

00:25So what exactly is a cloudburst?

00:27It's when more than 100 millimeters of rain, that's about 4 inches, falls in less than

00:32an hour over a small area.

00:34Think of it as hours of rainfall unleashed all at once.

00:38India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable.

00:41The mix of monsoons, soaring mountain ranges, and a warming atmosphere create the perfect

00:46recipe.

00:47Warmer air holds more moisture, and when it's forced up against mountains, the skies burst.

00:52And climate change is making it more dangerous.

00:55Rising temperatures mean heavier downpours, melting glaciers, and unstable mountain slopes.

01:01Experts warn these once-rare events are becoming more frequent and more destructive.

01:05And the worst part of it all might be the fact cloudbursts are almost impossible to predict.

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