<p> Increasing evidence has revealed that historic heat waves, monster rain events and ultra-intense storms were exacerbated by the warmer air and water of the overheating planet, particularly for the US this year, a media report said.</p>.<p>"The only two truisms when it comes to extremes in climate change are that almost everywhere: The hot hots are getting hotter and more frequent, and the wet wets are getting wetter and more frequent," <em>The Washington Post</em> report quoted Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as saying.</p>.<p>Climate change has created conditions in which — even if the total amount of rain and snow is fairly stable from year to year — the West's rainy season is shorter, and the moisture often falls in violent bursts rather than long, drought-squelching soaks, said Swain who specialises in the ties between climate change and weather, <em>Xinhua news agency</em> reported citing <em>The Washington Post</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/in-2021-governments-blew-hot-on-15c-goal-colder-on-climate-action-1062717.html" target="_blank">In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action</a></strong></p>.<p>"It's like the difference between sipping a cup of water vs. having it thrown at your mouth," said the report. "For five days late in late January, California had water thrown at its mouth."</p>.<p>Much of the West's water comes from atmospheric rivers, which are like fast-moving, airborne conveyor belts that shuttle moisture from the Pacific to the West Coast about a dozen times a year. They are notoriously unpredictable and are often described as giant fire hoses in the sky, the report added.</p>.<p>"This particular atmospheric river blasted as much as 16 inches of rain and 100-mph winds through the middle of the state. Mudslides and floodwater covered major highways.</p>.<p>"The Big Sur River overtopped its banks. Debris flowed unchecked through areas recently scarred by wildfires," it added.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Texas froze and Seattle roasted. Parts of California flooded, burned, then flooded again. A hurricane that slammed Louisiana was so waterlogged that its remnants inundated New York City. A blizzard hit Hawaii.</p>.<p>"The weather was wilder than usual this year," said the report.</p>.<p>"Vicious wind and tornadoes put a deadly exclamation point on the end of an extraordinary year for extreme weather in the US."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p> Increasing evidence has revealed that historic heat waves, monster rain events and ultra-intense storms were exacerbated by the warmer air and water of the overheating planet, particularly for the US this year, a media report said.</p>.<p>"The only two truisms when it comes to extremes in climate change are that almost everywhere: The hot hots are getting hotter and more frequent, and the wet wets are getting wetter and more frequent," <em>The Washington Post</em> report quoted Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as saying.</p>.<p>Climate change has created conditions in which — even if the total amount of rain and snow is fairly stable from year to year — the West's rainy season is shorter, and the moisture often falls in violent bursts rather than long, drought-squelching soaks, said Swain who specialises in the ties between climate change and weather, <em>Xinhua news agency</em> reported citing <em>The Washington Post</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/in-2021-governments-blew-hot-on-15c-goal-colder-on-climate-action-1062717.html" target="_blank">In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action</a></strong></p>.<p>"It's like the difference between sipping a cup of water vs. having it thrown at your mouth," said the report. "For five days late in late January, California had water thrown at its mouth."</p>.<p>Much of the West's water comes from atmospheric rivers, which are like fast-moving, airborne conveyor belts that shuttle moisture from the Pacific to the West Coast about a dozen times a year. They are notoriously unpredictable and are often described as giant fire hoses in the sky, the report added.</p>.<p>"This particular atmospheric river blasted as much as 16 inches of rain and 100-mph winds through the middle of the state. Mudslides and floodwater covered major highways.</p>.<p>"The Big Sur River overtopped its banks. Debris flowed unchecked through areas recently scarred by wildfires," it added.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Texas froze and Seattle roasted. Parts of California flooded, burned, then flooded again. A hurricane that slammed Louisiana was so waterlogged that its remnants inundated New York City. A blizzard hit Hawaii.</p>.<p>"The weather was wilder than usual this year," said the report.</p>.<p>"Vicious wind and tornadoes put a deadly exclamation point on the end of an extraordinary year for extreme weather in the US."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>