Human induced climate change made Nepal rains more intense, scientists say
climate change, a rapid analysis by a team of leading scientists said on Thursday. The analysis by World Weather Attribution (WWA) also underscored the urgent need for Nepal to limit development in low-lying, riverside areas of Nepali cities to prevent and protect people from future floods.
WWA is a collaboration of international scientists that analyses and communicates the possible influence of climate change on extreme weather events, such as storms, extreme rainfall, heat waves, and droughts.
The floods in Nepal followed three days of extreme rainfall starting September 26. As records were broken across central and eastern Nepal, with some weather stations recording more than 320 mm on September 28, massive floods and landslides claimed at least 244 lives and caused a heavy loss to the country.
«Climate change was responsible for the extreme three day downpours in Nepal about 10 per cent more intense. Bursts of rainfall will become even more heavier, risking more destructive floods until the world replaces fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy,» the WWA analysis said.
The flooding witnessed by Kathmandu valley had never occurred before in the past, according to eye-witnesses. More than 50 people were killed and properties worth billions of rupees were damaged due to the heavy rainfall that hit the capital city recently.
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