Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Ramping up The greenhouse effect is accelerating the global water cycle almost twice the rate predicted by climate change models, say researchers. Oceanographer Dr Susan Wijffels of the CSIRO and colleagues report their findings today in the journal Science. "The models predict a 4 to 5 per cent amplification of the global water cycle per degree of warming, instead of 8 per cent," says Wijffels. "It's a significant underestimation. That's a cause for concern." The transport of water through...
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/04/27/3488816.htm
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