Mon. Apr 20th, 2026

Global climate analysis suggests that the intensity of extreme rain events (99.9 percentile) is sharply increasing due to rising global temperatures. By what approximate percentage is the intensity of these extreme rainfall events estimated to increase for every 1 Kelvin (K) rise in global temperature?

Options:
  1. 7% / K
  2. 14% / K
  3. 21% / K
  4. 35% / K

Option: C