Climate change is raising the threat level on rain across the world

A damaged car is seen on the side of the road after heavy rain in Beijing's Mentougou district on Aug 1, 2023. - PHOTO: AFP

TORRENTIAL rainfall from Typhoon Doksuri inundated Beijing on Monday, flooding neighborhoods, damaging roads and killing two people. Parts of the city saw up to three inches of rain, just over half of what Beijing usually gets in all of July.

While it’s too soon to determine whether Typhoon Doksuri was made stronger by climate change, higher temperatures are raising the odds of more intense precipitation around the world - and the dangers that come with it.