An extreme rainfall episode such as this one can now be expected to occur about once every 20 years, according to a new report
The N2 highway is shown under water after heavy rains caused flooding in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
The World Weather Attribution group analysed weather data and digital simulations to compare today’s climate to that of before the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s, when the world was about 1.2°C cooler. It added that when extreme downpours do happen, they can be expected to be 4%-8% heavier than if no human-induced global warming had occurred.
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