"Flooding And Heavy Rains Rise 50% Worldwide In A Decade, Figures Show"

"Such extreme weather events are now happening four times more than in 1980, according to a European science paper"

"Global floods and extreme rainfall events have surged by more than 50% this decade, and are now occurring at a rate four times higher than in 1980, according to a new report.

Other extreme climatological events such as storms, droughts and heatwaves have increased by more than a third this decade and are being recorded twice as frequently as in 1980, the paper by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (Easac) says.

The paper, based partly on figures compiled by the German insurance company Munich Re, also shows that climate-related loss and damage events have risen by 92% since 2010."

Arthur Neslen reports for the Guardian March 21, 2018.