Torrential rains, supercharged by climate change, contributed to the deaths of at least 1,600 people with millions more displaced after deadly cyclones tore through Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand in late November, according to a new report from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group.

“Monsoon rains are normal in this part of the world. What is not normal is the growing intensity of these storms and how they are affecting millions of people and claiming hundreds of lives," said Sarah Kew, climate researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and lead author of the study.

“The combination of heavy monsoon rains and climate change is a deadly mix."

Twenty-one research scientists examined the factors behind the deadly storms. In the case of Cyclone Senyar over the Malacc

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