Extreme Rain Storms More Frequent in Virginia, Group Says
VA Scientists Link Extreme Rain Downpours to Global Warming.
Extreme rainstorms are occurring 33 percent more frequently in Virginia since 1948, according to a new Environment Virginia report. Based on an analysis of state data from the National Climatic Data Center, the report released Tuesday found that heavy downpours that used to happen once every 12 months on average in state now happen every nine months on average. Moreover, the biggest storms are getting bigger. The largest annual storms in Virginia now produce 11 percent more precipitation, on average, than they did 65 years ago. Field Organizer for Environment Virginia Laura Kate Anderson, said, “We need to heed scientists’ warnings that this dangerous trend is linked to global warming, and do everything we can to cut carbon pollution today…
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Natassia Smith
9:11 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I wonder, is the globe EVER allowed to warm without it becoming a catastrophe that needs my tax dollars to fix? Can it cool? Would that be okay instead? Or must the global temperatures remain stagnant? Are they only allowed to rise or fall at certain rates? What is the right amount of thunderstorms that any given area should receive? God, how anyone can buy into this crap is beyond me. more ›