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A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.

The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US

October 7, 2015Environment

The “thousand-year” flood that hit the Carolinas earlier this week is just the latest in a string of extraordinary rain events in the US and around the world. And while the details differ, they fit into a pattern directly linked to climate change.

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