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Abstract
MERICANS EXPERIENCED MANY CLIMATE DISASTERS IN 2021.1 MUCH OF TEXAS WAS COVERED IN SNOW IN FEBRUARY WITH MORE THAN 4 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS LOST POWER. IN JUNE, TI-IE PACIFIC NORTI--IWEST SUFFERED FROM A HEAT DOME, WHICH SET ALL-TIME HEAT RECORDS IN SEVEN STATES AND CAUSED HUNDREDS OF DEATHS. IN OCTOBER, THREE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS CAUSED MUDSLIDES, FLOODING, AND POWER OUTAGES ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SCIENTISTS PREDICT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE AND MORE FREQUENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.
MERICANS EXPERIENCED MANY CLIMATE DISASTERS IN 2021.1 MUCH OF TEXAS WAS COVERED IN SNOW IN FEBRUARY WITH MORE THAN 4 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS LOST POWER. IN JUNE, TI-IE PACIFIC NORTI--IWEST SUFFERED FROM A HEAT DOME, WHICH SET ALL-TIME HEAT RECORDS IN SEVEN STATES AND CAUSED HUNDREDS OF DEATHS. IN OCTOBER, THREE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS CAUSED MUDSLIDES, FLOODING, AND POWER OUTAGES ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SCIENTISTS PREDICT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE AND MORE FREQUENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.
Date
4/2022
4/2022
Author(s)
Sasha Aguilera and Karen Liu
Sasha Aguilera and Karen Liu
Page(s)
32-38
32-38
Source
Construction Specifier
Construction Specifier
Keyword(s)
Climate; rainstorms; urban; storm water
Climate; rainstorms; urban; storm water