Wrong, ABC News, Atmospheric River Events Are Not Getting Worse
By Linnea Lueken -January 9, 20230
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A recent article from ABC News implies that the intensity of recent atmospheric river events affecting the West Coast of the United States is unusual and due to global warming. ABC News also suggests atmospheric river events will be more severe in the future due to human climate change. These claims are false. Atmospheric river events are not new to the region, nor is there evidence that they have intensified over time.
The article, “How climate change impacts atmospheric rivers and the storms they produce,” claims increased evaporation due to modest warming is causing more extreme atmospheric rivers, and associated heavy rainfall and flooding.
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ncreased moisture in the air then feeds atmospheric rivers to grow longer, wetter, and more intense in a warming planet, according to scientists,” writes ABC news.
https://climaterealism.com/2023/01/wrong-abc-news-atmospheric-river-events-are-not-getting-worse/
