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.
01:10month after a couple years od outcome.
01:12Absolutely.
01:13wanted to start a feeling of amazing and fantastic you too.
01:17by Jeśli Wmid M GTA
01:19a ll Amazon ndel
01:21landsподinte alt
01:22lof
01:23night
01:24un
01:25it
01:25of
01:26and
01:27the
01:28for
01:3060
01:31he
01:31oh
01:32boats
01:32I
01:33I
01:34I
01:35I
01:35I
01:36I
01:36I
01:37I
01:37I
01:38I
01:38I
Comments