The torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture triggering landslide warnings and power outages. Evacuation orders were issued for more than 400,000 residents, as 115mm of rain fell per hour

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago

The weather models are built around long-term average. Short term observations even if they are consistent and low variance can be unexpected outliers for the models. This is a common concern in academia where people have been raising concerns about models having a bias and consistently underpredicting extreme events.

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