The 2005 and 2013 Toronto storms brought rainfall in excess of the 1-in-100 year storm event.The potential reason for this might be:
A) too many hurricane events every year.
B) lowering water level in Lake Ontario.
C) increasing tornado events in the Toronto area.
D) intensification of severe storms due to climate change.
E) strong El Nino effect in these years.
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