A storm named Harvey set a rainfall record in the continental United States this week. It dumped 1.32 meters of water over southeastern Texas. The former rainfall record was set in 1978 as Tropical Storm Amelia dropped 1.21 meters of rainfall in the same area, according to the National Weather Service. Scientists say this may show what the future will be because of global warming. They say climate change did not cause Harvey. But they note that warmer air and water mean wetter and possibly more intense hurricanes in the future. “This is the kind of thing we are going to get more of,” said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer. “This storm should serve as warning.”
Title: Scientist: Warming Brings More Rain to Storms like Harvey
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Tropical Storm Amelia dropped 1.21 meters of rainfall in the same area, according to the National Weather Service.</span> <span data-start-time='36396' data-end-time='45104'>Scientists say this may show what the future will be because of global warming.</span> <span data-start-time='45104' data-end-time='50792'>They say climate change did not cause Harvey.</span> <span data-start-time='50792' data-end-time='63708'>But they note that warmer air and water mean wetter and possibly more intense hurricanes in the future.</span> <span data-start-time='63708' data-end-time='75167'>“This is the kind of thing we are going to get more of,” said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer.</span> <span data-start-time='75167' data-end-time='80500'>“This storm should serve as warning.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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