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Torrential rains, severe flooding across Hawaii cited as examples of climate change Severe flooding hit Oahu s North Shore on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads. (Source: Ryzone Media) By Associated Press | March 12, 2021 at 8:17 AM HST - Updated March 12 at 9:55 AM HONOLULU (AP) — Heavy rains are part of the winter wet season in Hawaiian Islands. But the downpours triggering flooding that destroyed homes and bridges and set off mass evacuations on multiple islands this week are also an example of the more intense rainstorms officials and climate scientists say are occurring more frequently as the planet warms. Two key ingredients came together in Hawaii in recent days to deliver the rain: an upper-level disturbance and extra moisture in the lower layers of the atmosphere. The downpours first affected Maui, moved northward up the island chain to Oahu and Kauai, then circled around and hit the southernmost part of the Big Island.

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