NPR: The Floods In Tennessee Aren't Freak Accidents. They're A New Reality by Rebecca Hersher
...hotter air can hold more moisture.
Hotter air also dries out soil, which makes it less absorbent. When a lot of rain falls in a short period of time, it can't soak into the ground, and runoff overwhelms pipes, dams and other drainage infrastructure.
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