Himalayan warming, human settlements cited as Assam flood crisis causes

Assam is a state in India that often gets flooded.

A new report from a group called Climate Trends explains why the floods are getting worse.

The Earth is getting warmer because of climate change, and that is a big reason.

Warmer air can hold more water, so rainstorms become stronger and drop more rain.

Warmer weather also melts snow and ice in the Himalayas faster.

The melted water flows into the big Brahmaputra river and makes it overflow.

People are also building homes and cutting down trees in places where floods happen.

That makes the ground less able to soak up water, so flooding gets worse.

Scientists say we need to prepare for floods differently now that the weather is changing.