This is why climate change is not "linear" — why it's not a slope, but a series of cliffs.

NYC infrastructure is designed to handle about 1.75 in of rain per hour.

Today's rain averaged about 2 in.

Only 1/4 inch, that tiny increment, overwhelmed most of the system. https://t.co/GZxBDSGDe9

— Dr. Genevieve Guenther (@DoctorVive) September 29, 2023

The largest city in the US is currently underwater. Make no mistake, this is climate change.
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— Climate Power (@ClimatePower) September 29, 2023

Over the past few months I've been posting extreme and record breaking floods and fires across the northern and southern hemisphere that have been fed by global warming causing climate change
This week, there's too many to do one at a timepic.twitter.com/PA41a9uCIy @Peter_Jelinek https://t.co/LgPbdfy2E5

— Prof Ray Wills (@ProfRayWills) September 17, 2023

Massive floods hitting Greece for the second time in less than a month is a stark reminder that #ClimateChange means we all need a step change in our drainage systems. Including the UK. #adaptation https://t.co/LaiA1LTXbB

— SmartGrowthUK (@SmartGrowthUK) September 29, 2023

⚡🇺🇲 #USA – People grocery shopping in knee high water during the apocalyptic flooding in New York City today. #NewYorkFlood #NYC #flood #WeatherAlert pic.twitter.com/TokYZtxmdx

— X News Monitor (@xNewsMonitor) September 30, 2023