Pakistan floods linked to global warming in new study

Scientists suggest heavy rainfall is 50% to 75% more intense due to climate change

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A man rides a boat in a flooded area of Sehwan, Pakistan on Sept. 15. The disaster bears the "fingerprints" of global warming, a scientist said. © Reuters

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A scientific study has found that climate change likely played a part in the heavy rainfall that flooded large parts of Pakistan, underscoring the urgency of cutting global emissions.

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