In cities, flooding and rainfall extremes to rise as climate changes
Cities face harsher, more concentrated rainfall as climate change not only intensifies storms, but draws them into narrower bands of more intense downpours, Australian engineers have determined. The findings have major implications for existing stormwater infrastructure, particularly in large cities, which face higher risks of flash flooding. Ref. Source 2a.
Increasing cost of natural hazards as climate changes
A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more uncertainty about the future of storms and rainfall. Ref. Source 3v.