How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common
by Eric Holthaus from on (#6YP70)
More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensify
Monday night's downpour was one of the most intense rainstorms in New York City history, the kind of storm that's now happening much more often due to climate warming.
More than 2in of rain fell in New York City's Central Park in the 7pm hour on Monday evening, part of a regional downpour that filled the city's highways and subway tunnels and prompted several water rescues.
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