Not exact matches
Changed pattern and quantity of
precipitation in concert with temperature extremes manifests itself in a number of catastrophic outcomes
like drought, slides, snowmelts, floods, agricultural productivity loss, and upsurge in diseases which impact both the natural and the human systems [continue reading...]
For example, the Climate and Health Assessment found that «rising temperatures,
changing precipitation patterns, and a higher frequency of some extreme weather events associated with climate
change will influence the distribution, abundance, and prevalence» of some vectors
like the mosquitos that carry the West Nile virus.
The results are compared to observations of things
like changing global temperatures, local temperatures, and
precipitation patterns.