Apr 7, 2025 - Climate
Detroit's rainstorms keep intensifying
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Rainstorms are getting more intense in many U.S. cities amid human-driven climate change, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: More intense precipitation events can cause flash-flooding, landslides, dangerous driving conditions and other potentially deadly hazards.
Driving the news: In Detroit, hourly rainfall intensity increased over 25% between 1970 and 2024, per a new report from Climate Central, a research and communications group.
The latest: Thunderstorms last week caused flooding throughout the region.
- A new record for April 2 in Detroit was set with 2.18 inches of rain, the Detroit News reported.
Go deeper: Flooding costs across the U.S.