Global Warming Leading to Torrential Downpours
posted in Global Warming |A new study claims that global warming will soon mark the entry of ceaseless rain which is going to be both strong and frequent. Scientists say that under such conditions people, crops and property could be under a lot of danger and destruction. Infact, floods will become more common, diseases like malaria, dengue, etc will become more rampant and of course the crops are going to fail.
Experts state that the rainfall patterns around the globe are already shifting; the reason being the warming up of the Earth on account of the release of greenhouse gases. Richard P. Allan, an atmospheric scientist from the University of Berkshire, declares that the dry regions are getting drier and that wet places are getting wetter.
Researchers have constantly been observing satellite images for rainfall over tropical oceans for nearly two decades now. It was found that during the El Nino years, the Earth experienced heavy showers when the climate is supposed to be quiet warm during that period.
El Nino years is when the global weather pattern change due to the rare warmer surface Pacific waters. Allan and other scientists are sure that the changes in rainfall patterns due to global warming are going to be worse in the future.
Studies suggest that with just 1 degree of rise in temperature can make heavy rains more frequent and hard, crossing the intense category by almost 60 percent.
Changes in rainfall patterns seem to be the hardest impact of global warming till date. Studies suggest that in the 20th century, temperatures rose to about 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit which is about 0.7 degrees Celsius. Scientists explain that the warmer the atmosphere, the more capable it is to retain moisture and when there is more moisture in the air, there is bound to be heavy and continuous rains.
Man has to realize that it is time we stop damning nature because when it hits back, it’s going to be real hard with oceans already warming up, temperatures still rising, water bodies expanding and land disappearing by the minute!