00:00Does it feel like rain is hitting harder and floods are happening faster than they used to?
00:03You're not imagining it. Climate Central says the heaviest rain events have intensified across
00:08every major region of the U.S., and the Fifth National Climate Assessment says the heaviest
00:13rain events in the Northeast are now about 60 percent wetter than they were in the late 1950s.
00:17In the Midwest, they're up 45 percent. So why is this happening? Climate Central says for every
00:23one degree Fahrenheit the atmosphere warms, the air can hold about four percent more moisture.
00:27That means storms today have more water to work with, leading to heavier downpours and faster
00:32flash flooding. And with more warming ahead, the heaviest rain events are expected to keep getting
00:37even more intense.
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