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Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

The Associated Press

May 10, 2025

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur. That’s according to an analysis from the World Weather Attribution group of scientists.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Flooding, National Weather Service, rain, severe weather

Climate change has made ‘100-year storms’ four times more likely in Nashville

Caroline Eggers

July 20, 2023

Flooding risks are based on probability, but the standard equations may be outdated — or at least misunderstood.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, First Street Foundation, flood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, rain, severe weather, Weather

Nashville rainstorms are getting wetter. How much? 12% wetter in the past five decades.

Caroline Eggers

May 16, 2023

From a basic perspective, more rain can mean more flooding. But the science of how climate change affects flooding is a little more complex.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, flood, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, rain

Winter storm brings mix of rain, sleet and snow to Middle Tennessee

Julia Ritchey

January 16, 2022

winter weather advisory

Tennesseeans are waking up to a soggy mix of rain, sleet and snow as a major winter storm pelts a large swath of the Southeast this weekend.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: National Weather Service, rain, snow, Weather, winter

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