Climate, Hurricane Helene and Extreme Precipitation

More from my interview with Jim Kossin , recently retired NOAA expert on extreme weather, who was a lead author the IPCC chapter on extreme events.

IPCC AR 6 Summary for Policymakers:

The frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events have likely increased at the global scale over a majority of land regions with good observational coverage. Heavy precipitation has likely increased on the continental scale over three continents: North America, Europe, and Asia. Regional increases in the frequency and/or intensity of heavy precipitation have been observed with at least medium confidence for nearly half of AR6 regions..

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