Extremes in weather more likely – scientists

Sydney Morning Herald: Wet areas have become wetter and dry areas drier during the past 50 years due to global warming, a study of the saltiness of the world's oceans by a team including CSIRO researchers has shown. The intensification of rainfall and evaporation patterns, which is occurring at twice the rate predicted by climate change models, could increase the incidence and severity of extreme weather events in future. The team's leader, Paul Durack, said the finding was important because reductions in the availability...

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