Heavy Rainfall

Human-caused climate change warmed ocean temperatures, intensifying heavy rainfall from cyclones Senyar and Ditwah in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, leading to floods and landslides that killed over 1,600 people. A World Weather Attribution study found North Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures were 0.2°C higher than the three-decade average. The world is now 1.3°C warmer than pre-industrial levels.