{"id":10373,"date":"2022-09-05T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T07:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=10373"},"modified":"2022-09-05T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T07:21:00","slug":"pakistan-faces-one-of-the-worst-floods-in-recent-history","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/pakistan-faces-one-of-the-worst-floods-in-recent-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan faces one of the worst floods in recent history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>About 110 of the 150 districts in the country are affected by the flooding<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-05T12:50:46+05:30\">5th September 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\">\n<summary class=\"wo-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: center;\">Read more<br><br><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>Why are the floods in Pakistan so severe this year? <strong>One-third of the country is underwater,<\/strong> following an intense heatwave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain. Several factors, according to scientists, have contributed to the extreme event, which has displaced 33 million people and killed over 1,200 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>The catastrophe probably started with phenomenal heat waves. <strong>Warmer air can hold more moisture.<\/strong> Therefore, meteorologists warned earlier this year that the extreme temperatures would likely result in &#8220;above normal&#8221; rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>The extreme heat also <strong>melted glaciers<\/strong> in the northern mountainous regions, increasing the amount of water flowing into tributaries that eventually flow into the Indus. The Indus is Pakistan&#8217;s largest river, running from north to south across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>The <strong>heatwaves<\/strong> were also accompanied by another unusual occurrence: a depression, or a system of intense low air pressure, in the Arabian Sea, which brought heavy rain to Pakistan&#8217;s coastal provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>Some weather agencies have also predicted that the ongoing <strong>La Ni\u00f1a climate event<\/strong>, which is typically associated with stronger monsoon conditions in India and Pakistan, will last until the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n><strong>Also, human-induced global warming <\/strong>could also be intensifying downpours. Climate models predict that a warmer world will result in more frequent and intense rainfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>Experts have said that the devastating floods in Pakistan are a &#8220;wake-up call&#8221; to the world on the threats of climate change. Although Pakistan contributes less than 1% of the greenhouse gases that warm our planet, its geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change. 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