Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEl Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diegowww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down15
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkEl Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diegowww.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareantlion@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoA 100 year flood just means a 1% chance, or, in the 99th percentile of intensity. Say we had a coin toss, that’s the 2-year storm. You could easily get 2 or three of those in a row. But you’re correct that the climate is changing, and in many cases the statistics are not applicable to the current climate.
A 100 year flood just means a 1% chance, or, in the 99th percentile of intensity.
Say we had a coin toss, that’s the 2-year storm. You could easily get 2 or three of those in a row.
But you’re correct that the climate is changing, and in many cases the statistics are not applicable to the current climate.