environment
February 3, 2026
Tormenta de futuro
En este mismo periódico se publicó hace apenas unos días un artículo que citaba, a su vez, una publicación de 2022 que decía lo siguiente: “Hoy llueve más que hace diez años y todo indica que dentro de otros diez lloverá más que hoy. Aguaceros fuertes y prolongados se cernirán sobre la ciudad. Y no es un asunto meramente especulativo: hace una década se necesitaban 15 aguaceros para alcanzar 100 milímetros de lluvia; esa cantidad ya cae en apenas 10”.
TL;DR
- Rainfall intensity and frequency have increased, rendering urban infrastructure designed for a past climate obsolete.
- A recent heavy downpour caused widespread flooding, damaged infrastructure, and disrupted city life.
- Projections from a decade ago predicted increased rainfall, a prediction that has been exceeded.
- Cities continue to react to extreme weather events as anomalies rather than predictable consequences of climate change.
- There is a distinction between improvised resilience and proactive preparation and anticipation.
- The article questions the willingness to be repeatedly surprised by events that are known to occur.
- The author emphasizes the need to prepare for a climate that has already changed, not to view it as a future rarity.