The August 8 issue of the journal Science released a report linking global warming to more severe rainfall. "A warmer atmosphere contains larger amounts of moisture which boosts the intensity of heavy downpours," said Dr. Brian J. Soden, associate professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel...
The August 8 issue of the journal Science released a report linking global warming to more severe rainfall. "A warmer atmosphere contains larger amounts of moisture which boosts the intensity of heavy downpours," said Dr. Brian J. Soden, associate professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. This could result in harsher floods, destruction of crops and an increased spread of diseases like malaria. “Such changes in extreme rainfall are quite important in my view, as flash flooding is produced by the extreme rain events,” said Dr. Anthony J. Broccoli, the director for the Center for Environmental Prediction at Rutgers University. “In the U.S., flooding is a greater cause of death than lightning or tornadoes, and presumably poses similar risks elsewhere.”(more)
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