Половин милион коли за скрап след потопа в Тексас

Поне 500 хил. коли превозни средства стават само за вторични суровини след опустошителния ураган Харви, който връхлетя американския щат Тексас миналата седмица, съобщава CNBC. Повечето от тези автомобили не подлежат на възстановяване, но експертите очакват много от тях да се появят на вторичния пазар на много ниски цени.

By now you’ve seen the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey; in case you haven’t, here are a few before and after photos. . Hurricanes are nothing new, but according to renowned climatologist Michael E. Mann who took to Facebook on Monday, “There are certain climate change-related factors that we can, with great confidence, say worsened the flooding. Sea level rise attributable to climate change (some is due to coastal subsidence due to human disturbance e.g. oil drilling) is more than half a foot over the past few decades. That means that the storm surge was a half foot higher than it would have been just decades ago, meaning far more flooding and destruction. . In addition to that, sea surface temperatures in the region have risen about 0.5C (close to 1F) over the past few decades, from roughly 30C (86F) to 30.5C (87F), which contributed to the very warm sea surface temperatures (30.5-31 C or 87-88F). Sea surface temperatures in the area where Harvey intensified were 0.5-1C warmer than current-day average temperatures, which translates to 1-1.5C warmer than the 'average' temperatures a few decades ago. That means 3-5% more moisture in the atmosphere. That large amount of moisture meant the potential for much greater rainfalls and greater flooding.”

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Тексас е един от най-автомобилизираните щати в Америка. По-малко коли на глава от населението има дори в Ню Йорк и Ню Джърси.

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Ураганът Харви удари Тексас миналия уикенд. Най-тежкото бедствие в щата от 12 години отне живота на поне 30 души. По различни оценки щетите от стихията са не по-малко от $30 млрд.