• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It isn’t so much that the mountains flooded.

    They’ve flooded before.

    It’s how badly they’ve flooded. We may mot ge getting extra storms from climate change, but it certainly can make the existing storms worse.

    IMO that’s what we’re seeing more of. From straight line winds being more damaging, to storm systems that might only have a couple tornados to now having a dozen.

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      3 months ago

      Yup, also south Georgia historically gets missed by most hurricanes. Now that area has been hit by two in a matter of weeks. These are not coastal areas but 100+miles from the coast.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, everyone I was talking to about it was very confused why I was worried about a hurricane at my location.

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      3 months ago

      But also we are getting extra storms? The average number of storms per season is up

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      3 months ago

      They also aren’t flood plains though. Which is where it’s a problem. Anywhere can flood with enough rain. That doesn’t mean the area is prone to flooding on a seasonal basis.