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Cincinnati just experienced what’s being called a “thousand-year storm” — but experts are questioning that label, saying climate change is making extreme rainfall events far more common than historical data suggests. The storm dumped 25% more rain than any previous record — over five inches in just one hour — and scientists blame global warming for supercharging the water cycle, trapping moisture in the atmosphere and fueling stationary, torrential downpours. Urban heat islands are accelerating the problem, turning what was once a rare, once-in-a-thousand-years event into a growing, present-day threat.

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