continuing the thread on the ongoing #Monsoon

https://www.dawn.com/news/1928481/death-toll-from-monsoon-rains-climbs-to-299-including-140-children-ndma

Roughly 300 killed by climate across #Pakistan so far, 100s injured, 1000s of families feeling the effects

#ClimateChange is here and its a #ClimateCrisis now

We have all seen the horrific video from #India next door of an entire village being swept away in a #Flood. Same weather systems

Going to share news only instead of forecasts now, getting too much

#SouthAsia #Asia #Rain #GLOF #Floods #ClimateDeaths #ClimateDiary

Great summarization of where #Pakistan 's changing climate currently stands, by Ali Tauqeer, a #ClimateAction stalwart in the region.

"intensity of rainfall has increased exponentially, the number of rainy days during the monsoons has decreased"

"with temperatures up to 8°C above normal .. dramatically increased moisture capacity, setting the stage for devastating downpours. "

https://www.dawn.com/news/1927738

#ClimateChange #Floods #Drought #GLOF #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #ClimateDiary #UrbanFlooding