Libya Storm's Severity Caused in Part by Climate Change, Scientists ... - The Wall Street Journal
Libya Storm’s Severity Caused in Part by Climate Change, Scientists Say - WSJ
Sept. 19, 2023 11:09 am ET
Human-caused climate change caused a 50% increase in heavy rainfall over the Mediterranean that led two dams in Libya to collapse, killing thousands of people and creating a massive humanitarian disaster, according to a group of international climate change scientists.
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