another large city gets flooded by climate change rain (deaths)

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/05/20105410122731245.html

Heavy rains flood Riyadh streets


Schools and businesses have been closed across Riyadh after heavy rains brought the Saudi capital to a standstill and killed at least one person.

Meteorological officials in the kingdom gave warning that more storms could be coming on Tuesday.

A 45-minute downpour on Monday, which included light hail and winds that gusted up to 42km/hour, caused flooding and hours-long traffic jams across the city.

Saudi Arabia's Al Watan newspaper reported that two people were killedand that the flooding caused 275 car accidents.

Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, Saudi Arabia's minister of education, announced that schools would be closed in Riyadh on Tuesday, with colleges and universities following suit.

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Online activists also launched the website RiyadhRain.comto help locals monitor the developing situation, while Twitter users organised aid and warned others of the city's worst-affects areas with the #riyadhrainsearch tag.

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The Saudi government was sharply criticised last November for its poor response to flooding in Jeddah.

More than 120 people were officially killed, although hundreds were reported missing after some of the worst rains to hit Saudi Arabia a decade. Some roads accumulated more than one metre of water, and many of the victims were drivers who drowned in their cars.

Jeddah businesses estimated their damages at more than $270 million.

Flash floods also killed seven people in southwestern Saudi Arabia last month.
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(thought you all would find the starred paragraph interesting)

Yes, more frequent severe storms are one of the ways climate change manifests itself. But not every severe storm can be called the result of climate change. As the linked article indicates, the storms in Saudi Arabia are the worst in a decade. Meaning worse storms have occurred in the past.

Saying that Jeddah was "flooded by climate change" makes as much sense as saying that Dayton was flooded by climate change in 1913.

Linking single events to global warming only provides the deniers the ability to do the same.

nt

Flooding and the associated deaths have been part of civilization since pre-written history.

There is evidence of climate change, but using naturally (and routinely) occurring incidents only make your arguments appear weak.

there is no going back