Is it really a "1-in-100 year storm" when they are coming hot on each others' heels?

Or is it "what in 1999 was a 1-in-100 year storm, but now it's a once every year storm"?

We're past 1.5C over pre-industrial and the carrying capacity of the atmosphere is now much, much greater, so flooding is only going to get worse in the coming years!

Steinbach's animal shelter, which moved into a new building more than two years ago, has yet to experience a September when it did not have to evacuate its animals due to flooding.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steinbach-century-storm-9.7029415?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#CBC #ClimateChange #Manitoba #MB #MBPoli #CDNPoli #Canada #flooding

Is it really a "1-in-100 year storm" when they are coming hot on each others' heels?

Or is it "what in 1999 was a 1-in-100 year storm, but now it's a once every year storm"?

We're past 1.5C over pre-industrial and the carrying capacity of the atmosphere is now much, much greater, so flooding is only going to get worse in the coming years!

Steinbach's animal shelter, which moved into a new building more than two years ago, has yet to experience a September when it did not have to evacuate its animals due to flooding.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steinbach-century-storm-9.7029415?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#CBC #ClimateChange #Manitoba #MB #MBPoli #CDNPoli #Canada #flooding