Sentences with phrase «precipitation events when»

Overall, it is likely that there has been a 2 to 4 % increase in the number of heavy precipitation events when averaged across the mid - and high latitudes.

Not exact matches

Computer models showed a reduction in what Edwards called «extreme precipitation events» in the fall season in western South Dakota when compared to climate conditions in the 1800s.

Nearly all studies to date published in the peer - reviewed literature agree that extreme precipitation event number and intensity have risen, when averaged over the United States.

But, precipitation episodes in 1950 and 1955, while the dam was under construction, would have exceeded the RDE When factored into updated hydrologic analyses in 1977, these events (and floods in 1964 - 65 which slightly exceeded the RDF) yielded a recurrence interval of roughly 120 years (Neal, 1986).

You tend to see more flooding events, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, so when it does rain or snow, you actually get more precipitation.

Then there's just this record - breaking precipitation that we're seeing, which is also linked to warmer baseline temperatures, because when you have warmer temperatures, you have drought, but you also have these freak precipitation events, these big dumps, whether of storm when you think about Boston and those images of cars fully submerged in snow, or what's happening right now in Texas, where you're getting 10 months worth of rain in a period of days.

This can occur when the probability of precipitation (the number of events) decreases, or if the shape of the precipitation distribution changes, but this latter situation is less likely (Buffoni et al., 1999; Groisman et al., 1999; Brunetti et al., 2000a, b).

Aggregates that defy locally your primer version of physics and in so doing create albedo effects lowering temperature, precipitation events lowering sea level when over land and altering temperature left right and centre.

Basic theory, climate model simulations and empirical evidence all confirm that warmer climates, owing to increased water vapour, lead to more intense precipitation events even when the total annual precipitation is reduced slightly, and with prospects for even stronger events when the overall precipitation amounts increase.

There are also latent heat considerations — water vapor condenses during cloud formation and precipitation events, and water droplets evaporate when clouds dissipate.

Here is an excerpt of the research paper, «When It Rains It Pours», from Environment America, showing a statistically significant spike in flash flooding and other extreme precipitation events since 1948: «Weather records show that storms with extreme precipitation have become more frequent over the last 60 years.