The flash flood disaster that hit Kerr County was made worse by climate change, according to climate scientists like Kate Marvel.
Marvel pointed out to TPR's "The Source" that the warming atmosphere is able to hold more water and create more serious flooding events, even as the planet becomes drier.
“What happened in the Texas flood was kind of a perfect illustration of when all these climate consequences come together," she explained, "and it is so painful to watch us scientists be right. I wish that we weren’t.”
Marvel is the author of the new book on climate change titled Human Nature.
She said people need to take action now to reduce carbon emissions before runaway climate change wrecks the planet.
The July 4th flash flood that hit Kerr County and community along the upper Guadalupe River is one of the worst natural disasters to hit modern Texas. The sudden downpour of so much rain prompts the question—Did Climate Change play a role? Author and climate scientist Kate Marvel takes a look.