Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented deluge, which caused catastrophic flooding in Houston, was made three times more by climate change, new research has found. Such a downpour was a very rare , scientists said, but global warming meant it was 15% more intense. The storm left 80 people dead and 800,000 in need of assistance. The scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative usually publish their of the role of climate change in extreme weather events around the world as soon as possible. The researchers said their new work the true effect of global warming. It confirms that it is making extreme weather events right now, and in the US. The cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey has been at 190 billion dollars. This would make it the most weather disaster in US history. It would be more serious than Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy So, what about you? Are you afraid of hurricanes?