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    29-10-11 Funes: Up To 5 Feet of Rain in 10 Days Is One of The Most Dramatic Disasters in El Salvador's History

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    “I want to tell the world that El Salvador is going through one of the most dramatic disasters in its history,” President Mauricio Funes said on national radio and television Wednesday night, as he appealed for international aid. A week of torrential rains across Central America have triggered extreme floods and landslides that have killed 105 people, according to media reports.

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    “I want to tell the world that El Salvador is going through one of the most dramatic disasters in its history,” President Mauricio Funes said on national radio and television Wednesday night, as he appealed for international aid. A week of torrential rains across Central America have triggered extreme floods and landslides that have killed 105 people, according to media reports.

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    “I want to tell the world that El Salvador is going through one of the most dramatic disasters in its history,” President Mauricio Funes said on national radio and television Wednesday night, as he appealed for international aid. A week of torrential rains across Central America have triggered extreme floods and landslides that have killed 105 people, according to media reports.

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    FunesUpto5FeetofRainin10DaysisOneoftheMostDramaticDisastersin ElSalvadorsHistory

    ByJoeRommonOct29,2011at12:25pm

    IwanttotelltheworldthatElSalvadorisgoingthroughoneofthemostdramaticdisastersinits history,PresidentMauricioFunessaidonnationalradioandtelevisionWednesdaynight,ashe appealedforinternationalaid.AweekoftorrentialrainsacrossCentralAmericahavetriggered extremefloodsandlandslidesthathavekilled105people,accordingtomediareports.ElSalvador, Guatemala,HondurasandNicaraguahavedeclaredstatesofemergencyduetothedisaster.El SalvadorandGuatemalahaveseentheworstflooding,with34and38peoplekilled,respectively. Another18havediedinHonduras,13inNicaragua,and5inCostaRica.Therainswereduetoa largeareaoflowpressurethatwasmoistenedbythelandfallofTropicalDepression12Enearthe Mexico/Guatemalaborderlastweek. ContributingtotherecordintensityrainswereoceantemperaturesoffthecoastofElSalvador thatwere0.51CaboveaverageduringthefirsthalfofOctober,allowingmorewatervapor thanusualtoevaporateintotheair.Overthepasttendays,rainfallamountsofoverameter (39.4)havefallenoveralargeareaofsouthwestElSalvador(Figure2.)AtHuizucar,anastonishing 1.513meters(4.96feet)ofrainfellinthepasttendays.

    ClimatologistKevinTrenberthexplainedthedelugewarmingconnectioninaninterviewwith ClimateProgresslastyear:Ifinditsystematicallytendstogetunderplayedanditoftengets underplayedbymyfellowscientists.Becauseoneoftheopeningstatements,whichImsureyouve probablyheardisWellyoucantattributeasingleeventtoclimatechange.Butthereisa systematicinfluenceonalloftheseweathereventsnowadaysbecauseofthefactthatthereis thisextrawatervaporlurkingaroundintheatmospherethanthereusedtobesay30yearsago. Itsabouta4%extraamount,itinvigoratesthestorms,itprovidesplentyofmoistureforthese stormsanditsunfortunatethatthepublicisnotassociatingthesewiththefactthatthisisone manifestationofclimatechange.Andtheprospectsarethatthesekindsofthingswillonlyget biggerandworseinthefuture. TheAFPreportsthatmanyinCentralAmericadounderstandtheconnectionbetweenwarmingand deluging:Officialshaveblamedtheeffectsofglobalwarmingforthespateofdeadlyrainsand flooding.Climatechangeisnotsomethingthatiscominginthefuture,wearealreadysufferingits effects,saidRaulArtigawiththeCentralAmericanCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopment (CCAD).

    HeresagraphicoftheastonishingamountofrainElSalvadorhasbeenhitby:

    Rainfall[inmm]inElSalvadorforthe10dayperiodendingonFriday,October21,at8amEDT.At Huizucar,anastonishing1.513meters(4.96feet)ofrainfellduringthosetendays.Imagecredit: HydrologicalServiceofElSalvador. Sourcedfromthinkprogress.org

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