Posted on 12/03/2025 6:50:00 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak havoc that has caught many places off guard.
Malaysia is still reeling from one its worst floods, which killed three and displaced thousands. Meanwhile, Vietnam and the Philippines have faced a year of punishing storms and floods that have left hundreds dead.
What feels unprecedented is exactly what climate scientists expect: A new normal of punishing storms, floods and devastation.
Atmospheric levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the most on record in 2024. That “turbocharged” the climate, the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization says, resulting in more extreme weather.
Asia is bearing the brunt of such changes, warming nearly twice as fast as the global average. Scientists agree that the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events are increasing.
Unregulated development that damages local ecosystems has worsened flood damage, said Sandun Thudugala of the Colombo-based non-profit Law and Society Trust.
Costs from disasters are an added burden for Sri Lanka, which contributes a tiny fraction of global carbon emissions but is at the frontline of climate impacts, while it spends most of its wealth to repay foreign loans, said Thudugala.
“There is also an urgent need for vulnerable countries like ours to get compensated for loss and damages we suffer because of global warming,” Thudugala said.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Yes that's never happened before. /sarc
Sort of like the record low temps in the northern plains areas? When will they stop this “ climate change” garbage?
and the scam continues
Here we go.....................again...
Here we go.....................again...
The witch doctors have spoken!
Lol.
Your V8 engine caused this weather.
REPENT!!!
AP is the worst of the climate propagandists. Constant and relentless, they will never give up the con. Never
“They’re a climate warning”
OMG! Not climate!
countries pledged to triple funding for climate adaptation and make $1.3 trillion in annual climate financing available by 2035. That’s still woefully short of what developing nations requested, and it’s unclear if those funds will actually materialize.
and where is the scientific data?
Most cult leaders never had it so good.
No hurricanes this year in the US, go to hell AP. BTW, has AP figured out a way to remove the C02 from all the volcanic eruptions this year?
Eyes roll.
Yes, the climate IS changing. Always has, always will...until the end when it is all consumed and made anew by God.
And there is not a damn thing mankind can do about it. And people are morons for even thinking they can.
It's all a con job. Like EV's being environmentally friendly.
I miss Goebbels. :-)
>> Your V8 engine caused this weather. REPENT!!!
I did! I traded my gasoline V8 for a big honkin’ DIESEL!
As a result, when the lower Yangtze basin has experienced sustained heavy rains, the consequences have been catastrophic. The flood of 1931 covered more than 30,000 square miles (77,700 square km), including the cities of Nanjing and Wuhan; it ultimately led to the deaths of an estimated 3.7 million people and left 40,000,000 more homeless
https://www.britannica.com/science/Yangtze-River-floods
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.