Star rain in San Antonio: Ten dead after devastating floods

Star rain in San Antonio: Ten dead after devastating floods

San Antonio, USA - In Texas, a serious storm has left devastating consequences. At least ten people died in floods in San Antonio. Mayor Ron Nirenberg praised the rescue workers for their tireless efforts and expressed his deepest condolences to the relatives of the deceased. He emphasized that the hearts of the city with the families of the victims and the missing relatives are. According to Nirenberg, the torrential rains occurred on Thursday morning, which flushed numerous vehicles from the streets to a nearby river bed, which dramatically tightened, as small Zeitung reports.

scientists warn that such extreme weather events could occur more often in the future. Climate change is a crucial factor that leads to these increased extreme weather conditions. Global warming changes the climate system and increases the frequency of intensive extreme events such as rain and heat waves. Each increase in temperature by 1 degree Celsius increases extreme daily ranges by about 7%, which could further exacerbate the situation in areas such as Texas, shows the report of the [BMU] (https://www.bmuv.de/jugend/wissen/details/extreme-laesst-der-klimawatel-das-verrueck play).

The connection between climate change and extreme weather

A current study by World Weather Attribution shows that climate change doubles the likelihood of such extreme weather events and additionally increases the rains. The global warming of 1.3 degrees Celsius Since the pre -industrial period, is a reason that events that were previously considered to be one -time return and a serious threat to the infrastructure and health of people. For example, the storm low "Boris", which moved to Central Europe in 2024, led to devastating floods and at least 24 fatalities, emphasizes the report by Tagesschau.

experts emphasize the need to integrate climate change into land use planning in order to counter such disasters in the future. They warn that future storm events, similar to the devastation in Texas, will also increase in other parts of the world, especially with continuing global warming, which could possibly have catastrophic consequences for coastal regions and all of humanity. Further warming by 2 degrees Celsius could increase extreme weather events, according to the researchers.

The challenges are enormous: in addition to the threat of the livelihood by destroyed infrastructure, agricultural productions are also at stake. In the past, faster early warning systems and investments in emergency measures could alleviate the effects of the effects in the current floods in Europe, where the death figures were reduced due to such measures compared to previous catastrophes.