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Except it has happened about every 12 years throughout history The ancients even created a name for it: La Nina.

handoflixue 4y ago
Huh, I didn't believe you at first but apparently there was indeed very severe flooding in 2010, and again in 1992. That said, back in 1992 this only affected 3 million people, and now it's 30 million. The population of the country only doubled over the same time span, so it seems like this year's flooding is easily five times worse than before
- MrRiddle 4y ago
  Maybe the increase of population was mostly in affected areas, not 5 times worse.
- pengaru 4y ago
  > back in 1992 this only affected 3 million people, and now it's 30 million. The population of the country only doubled over the same time span, so it seems like this year's flooding is easily five times worse than before Or the distribution of people living in the flood plane drastically changed in that period. See my other comment @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32653203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32653203
- hahaitsfunny 4y ago
- piceas 4y ago
  Land-use matters. I don't have a good link but there has been reporting on the topic. e.g. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-environment-forests-feature-idUSKCN1R21CW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-environment-fore...
fiftyfifty 4y ago
Except this is our third La Nina year in a row, the first time that's ever happened: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wmo-forecasts-first-triple-dip-la-nina-century-2022-08-31/ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wmo-forecasts-f...
- mokus 4y ago
  That article only says it’s the first this century.
  - plantain 4y ago
    As long as you define century as 2000-2100, and not 1922-2022...
    - quietbritishjim 4y ago
      That is how "this century" would typically be understood
    - avgcorrection 4y ago
      “This century” is fixed to start at 2000 until 2100, same as this decade is 2020–2029. “Last hundred years” for the former interpretation.
      - Karellen 4y ago
        Or 2001 until 2101, if you're being pedantic about the Nth century AD/CE. (Because there is no year 0 in the AD/CE calendar, so the first century in the calendar starts in year 1, the second in 101, etc...)
- plantain 4y ago
  What? We had a triple dip in 1998, and before that 1976.
  - 4y ago
bmismyname 4y ago
Whatabout this thing that can happen at the same time as the climate changing due to human pollution?

Huh, I didn't believe you at first but apparently there was indeed very severe flooding in 2010, and again in 1992. That said, back in 1992 this only affected 3 million people, and now it's 30 million. The population of the country only doubled over the same time span, so it seems like this year's flooding is easily five times worse than before

MrRiddle 4y ago
Maybe the increase of population was mostly in affected areas, not 5 times worse.
pengaru 4y ago
> back in 1992 this only affected 3 million people, and now it's 30 million. The population of the country only doubled over the same time span, so it seems like this year's flooding is easily five times worse than before Or the distribution of people living in the flood plane drastically changed in that period. See my other comment @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32653203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32653203
hahaitsfunny 4y ago
piceas 4y ago
Land-use matters. I don't have a good link but there has been reporting on the topic. e.g. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-environment-forests-feature-idUSKCN1R21CW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-environment-fore...

fiftyfifty 4y ago

Except this is our third La Nina year in a row, the first time that's ever happened: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wmo-forecasts-first-triple-dip-la-nina-century-2022-08-31/ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wmo-forecasts-f...

mokus 4y ago
That article only says it’s the first this century.
- plantain 4y ago
  As long as you define century as 2000-2100, and not 1922-2022...
  - quietbritishjim 4y ago
    That is how "this century" would typically be understood
  - avgcorrection 4y ago
    “This century” is fixed to start at 2000 until 2100, same as this decade is 2020–2029. “Last hundred years” for the former interpretation.
    - Karellen 4y ago
      Or 2001 until 2101, if you're being pedantic about the Nth century AD/CE. (Because there is no year 0 in the AD/CE calendar, so the first century in the calendar starts in year 1, the second in 101, etc...)
plantain 4y ago
What? We had a triple dip in 1998, and before that 1976.
- 4y ago

bmismyname 4y ago

Whatabout this thing that can happen at the same time as the climate changing due to human pollution?