Research
Less rain, more intense storms: Climate change strengthens extreme urban floods
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- A new study led by Ph.D. student Raz Nussbaum, co-authored by Dr. Moshe Armon and supervised by professor Efrat Morin from the Hebrew University, reports that urban flooding can intensify even as rainfall decreases.
- The study links climate change to more severe urban flooding despite lower overall rainfall.
- The source is a phys.org report dated 2026-11-09 summarising the study.
Why it matters
Urban flood risk may rise even where total rainfall falls, so planners and engineers cannot rely on rainfall totals alone when assessing drainage and flood defences.
Who’s affected
- urban planners and civil engineers
- city authorities responsible for drainage and flood defences
- climate researchers
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- #climate change
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- #cities
A new study reveals a troubling consequence of climate change: Even as rainfall decreases, cities could face increasingly severe flooding. The study was led by Ph.D. student Raz Nussbaum and co-authored by Dr. Moshe Armon and supervised by professor Efrat Morin from the Hebrew…
Timeline
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Less rain, more intense storms: Climate change strengthens extreme urban floods