AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heavy downpours are becoming more intense in the United States as climate change supercharges the water cycle, leading to an increase in rainfall rates. Rainfall rates are a ...
Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, leading to heavier rainfall extremes across the U.S. Climate Central calculated the Simple Hourly Rainfall Intensity Index (total annual rainfall ...
Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See ...