Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flippedClimate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather. Continue reading...
A study reveals that "climate whiplash," characterized by extreme swings between wet and dry weather, is impacting major cities worldwide due to the intensifying climate crisis. Many cities, including Jakarta, Madrid, and Cairo, have experienced climate "flips" in the last 20 years. The analysis of over 100 cities found that most showed a trend towards wetter or drier conditions, leading to worsened floods and droughts, impacting water access, sanitation, food, and displacing communities. Cities with poor water infrastructure, like Karachi and Khartoum, are most vulnerable. Regional trends show drying in Europe, the Arabian peninsula, and the US, while south and south-east Asia experience more downpours, highlighting the human-caused global heating's climate chaos in urban areas.
