definitely worked, yeah. this is the second test. this flood is actually quite a high one. it s close to the record in 2020. i think the biggest danger is a bit of cabin fever. as long as we ve got enough shopping in red wine or whatever, we re all right. we re 0k. the luptons have stocked up and are sitting it out until the water drops, hopefully by the weekend. phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. we will have the weather forecast in a moment. first, ben, why have we had so many storms this winter, causing this flooding? you had so many storms this winter, causing this flooding? had so many storms this winter, causing this flooding? you can see the effects of causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding - causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding here. i the effects of the flooding here. because of climate change, rainfall events, when they do happen, are more intense. warmer air can ho
million dollar townhome offer. you can literally identify which were the house that is were build up to the modern code and which one were pre-existing and how they withstood the wind. the water event is a different dynamic. there s only so much you can do. but when you re talking about 7, 8 feet of storm surge. it s tough to build against that. and especially in the gulf of mexico. we have very i m not a marine geologist, but i know there s a low shelf there. so the water piles up much faster and then you ve got the inland flooding too. you ve got significant rain events. so it s changing the character of these communities. you ll see that increasingly in fort myers beach as a result of last year s storm. senator marco rubio, we appreciate your time. thanks very much. all right. be safe. thank you. all right. that was senator marco rubio down in miami. miami has seen its share of
reporter: and he s not alone. across the country one in 1,000 year rain events are happening more and more. this kind of weather event is called had because it has a one in 1,000 or 0.1% chance of happening in any one year. national climate assessment says the climate crisis increased the heavy downpours by more than 25% from 1958 and 2012 in the eastern half of the united states. with the northeast seeing the greatest increase in intense precipitation at more than 70%. but these extreme weather events a significant consequence of a warming climate have been observed in every u.s. region. warmer air can hold more water vapor making storms cape be able of dropping increased amounts of rainfall. the devastating situation is evidenced by other torrential rainfalls in the past year. in dallas, eastern kentucky, st. louis, and yellowstone. i can t get home. reporter: in april six months
bigger factor in the presidential election next year? bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we still see these divides election next year? we still see these divides in election next year? we still see these divides in america - election next year? we still see these divides in america aboutl election next year? we still see - these divides in america about when these divides in america about when these types of events come up for that you have those who want the public to be very conscious of the fact that even though scientists can t point definitively that these slots are caused by climate change that they know that this is consistent with a warming atmosphere. these rain events become more frequent, were seeing events that were once every 100 years happening every so often now. then you have those on the other side of the political aisle, conservatives who don t want the issue of climate change to come up when we see events like this. certainly i think when we
more than a month s worth of rain pounding down in just hours. these are the scenes in storm-battered new york, where officials say federal assistance has been offered. new hampshire, where flash flooding washed out roads, and vermont, where torrential rain has poured since sunday. it s hard to keep up when it s coming down so hard. reporter: in the state capitol, the winooski river flooded, and the wrightsville dam threatened to spill. city officials advising nearby residents to move to higher gro ground. don hancock watched his belongings float away. i ve been there many times to help people out, but i ve never lived this side of it. reporter: and he is not alone. across the country, one in one thousand year rain events are happening more an more. this kind of weather event is called that because it has a one in one thousandth, or 0.1% chance of happening in any one year. the national climate assessment says the climate crisis