Warming Arctic air temperatures causing less snow, more rain, faster ice melt
Arctic air temperatures are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. Although the level of precipitation is remaining unchanged, there is reduced snowfall in summer which is being replaced by...
View ArticleMediterranean region changes in winter precipitation
Image of Europe by NOAA - Reds and oranges highlight lands around the Mediterranean that experienced significantly drier winters during 1971-2010 than the comparison period of 1902-2010. leggi tutto
View ArticleEngland experiences wettest year on record, second wettest for UK
Rainfall anomaly for the UK for 2012According to provisional data by the UK Met office 2012 was the second wettest year in the UK national record dating back to 1910, and just a few millimetres short...
View ArticleIncreases in extreme rainfall linked to global warming
A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise.leggi...
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