Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days — the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing.

​CNN.com – RSS Channel September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days — the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing. 

Read More September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days — the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing. 

 

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