https://www.europesays.com/1946408/ Thunderstorms light up the sky over western Washington #america #DamagingWind #forecast #HAIL #LightningStrikes #NationalWeatherService #PugetSound #Seattle #SevereWeather #Thunderstorm #ThunderstormWatch #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UrbanFlooding #US #USNews #USTopics #USA #USANews #WesternWashington

My latest @Forbes article was published a few hours ago. I wrote it in a slightly different style than usual (a bit more blog-like), reporting on 3 just-released papers that all look at urban flooding from a very different viewpoint.

I'd love you to read it, and if you think it's good, please consider sharing it too.

#urbanflooding #climatechange #science #sciencejournalism

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2024/04/11/coastal-cities-need-to-be-better-built-to-survive-our-warming-future/

"Imagine the future..."

Ironic and likely iconic photo shared by Tom Hallock, professor at USF. South of downtown St. Petersburg, FL, which was about 115 miles (at the closest) to a Category 2 (at the time) hurricane, August 30, 2023.

#HurricaneIdalia
#ClimateCrisis
#GlobalWarming
#UrbanFlooding
#ImagineTheFuture

Any other folks from South/Southeast Asia experiencing urban flooding during the monsoon season?

It is crazy here in Karachi. Drainage/sewerage system collapsing. You could row a boat through entire neighborhoods.