'Climate collapse is here, now.'
"Climate collapse is here, now... For all of us it means increasing instability and devastation if we fail to act."The planetary crisis was linked to at least 15 deaths in Kentucky Friday as heavy rains triggered what Gov. Andy Beshear called"one of the worst, most devastating flooding events" in the state's history.
Search and rescue teams were deployed Friday following hundreds of air and water rescues the previous day, with some being airlifted from their rooftops. who were identified as victims of the flooding. The children were swept away from their parents as the family clung to a tree after their home filled with floodwater. Family members were searching for the other two children Friday morning.
Climate experts say that as the climate warms, flash flooding will become more frequent and dangerous as rains become heavier during storms.
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