The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Each study found that in a world with climate change (real data), the rainfall associated with the storm was around 10% higher than it would have been in a world without climate change. 100
The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The heavy rainfall events preceding Helene (which made the aftermath of Helene even more devastating) were 40% more likely to occur due to climate change. Another study examined wind speeds, finding that the strength of Hurricane Helene at landfall (category 4) was twice as likely to occur. 100
The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Why is this area of study important? With or without climate change, our weather and climate system has the capability to generate devastating, record-breaking events. 100
