The simulations showed widespread increases in flash flooding in most of the US.
Extreme weather events are exacerbated by human-caused climate change.
Thetop three emitters worldwideare China, the US and the EU.
Gourley said this study will fill that gap in research.
“Climate change never became so real to me until we successfully collaborated on such research.”
The study found that US regions would see different increases in flash flooding.
The overall results found future flash flood-prone regions in the US are moving toward the north.