Sentences with phrase «projected rainfall increases»

He and his team are analyzing how much of the state's projected rainfall increases will result from either changing atmospheric moisture levels or longer - lasting events.

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Our study therefore showed that the main factor driving increased future phosphorus losses was the projected increase in winter rainfall.»

Dr Stephen Grimes of Plymouth University, who initiated the research project, highlighted the climate changes that must have caused this increase in sediment erosion and transport — «We have climate model simulations of the effect of warming on rainfall during the PETM event, and they show some changes in the average amounts of rainfall, but the largest change is how this rainfall is packaged up — it's concentrated in more rapid, extreme events — larger and bigger storms.»

What this means for the future is difficult to predict: rainfall is projected to increase, as is temperature, both of which lead to more methane emissions, but some models predict a drying out of soils which would reduce said emissions... I guess we'll find out.

According to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the wind speed and rainfall rates in tropical cyclones are projected to increase during the 21st century, even while the total number of tropical cyclones remains nearly steady, or even decreases.

What this means for the future is difficult to predict: rainfall is projected to increase, as is temperature, both of which lead to more methane emissions, but some models predict a drying out of soils which would reduce said emissions... I guess we'll find out.

But in winter and spring, when CSIRO projected decreases in rainfall, my calculations show an increase in rainfall in 1995 to 2006 compared with 1984 to 1995.

Increases in extreme rainfall have been established, and they are projected to increase.

One of the things that I have become pleased about, is the increasing number of scientists who are pointing out the beneficial effects of slightly raised temperatures and CO2 levels on agriculture and forestry, with projected higher rainfall and bountiful growth being a result that will help feed increasing populations without having to increase the extent of agricultural lands.

States that climate models mostly continue to predict future decreases in global TC numbers, projected increases in the intensities of the strongest storms and increased rainfall rates

As the model adjusts to these increases, it indicates projected changes in temperature, rainfall, cloudiness, and other climate variables.

What they found is that although about half of the island groups are projected to experience increased rainfall — predominantly in the deep tropics — overall changes to island freshwater balance will shift towards greater aridity for over 73 % of the island groups (16 million people) by mid-century.

Scientists expect more intense storms to occur in the Midwest throughout the year, and more precipitation to fall in winter and spring.4 If our carbon emissions continue to rise at current rates, spring rainfall in Jefferson City is projected to increase 25 percent or more by the end of this century.9, 10

Precipitation occurs about once every seven days in the western part of the region and once every three days in the southeastern part.77 The 10 rainiest days can contribute as much as 40 % of total precipitation in a given year.77 Generally, annual precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the increase driven by intensification of the heaviest rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense precipitation events is projected to continue in the future.80

Australia's climate is expected to become warmer and drier overall.3 In a medium - emissions scenario, 19 temperatures are projected to rise about 1.8 ° F (1 ° C) in the next few decades.3 Rainfall is expected to decline 3 - 5 percent, and evaporation to increase 2 - 4 percent3 — creating conditions conducive to an environment for increasing frequency of bushfires.

The report says global climate change is projected to produce «insufficient water supplies, shifting rainfall patterns, disruptions to agriculture, human migrations, more failing states, increased extremism, and even resource wars,» all of which pose an urgent threat that must be addressed in national security policy.

Moderate climate change in the coming decades is projected to increase overall yields by 5 - 20 % on agricultural lands that rely of rainfall, although major challenges are projected for crops that are near the warm end of their suitable range.

Increases in rainfall erosivity by as much as 11 to 22 % by the year 2050 were projected across the region.

The models are in better agreement when projecting changes in hurricane precipitation — almost all existing studies project greater rainfall rates in hurricanes in a warmer climate, with projected increases of about 20 % averaged near the center of hurricanes.

Hurricane intensity and rainfall are projected to increase as the climate continues to warm.

The authors assert that the human - caused post-1940s cooling trend and increase in precipitation dramatically conflict with climate model expectations which project a human - caused warming trend and decreasing rainfall with the advent of increasing GHG emissions.

The two interior sites are projected to retain the characteristics of a nival regime by mid-century, although streamflow - timing shifts result from increased mid-winter rainfall and snowmelt, and earlier freshet onset.

Over Africa in northern summer, multi-model analysis projects an increase in rainfall in East and Central Africa, a decrease in the Sahel, and increases along the Gulf of Guinea coast (Figure 10.9).

However, some individual models project an increase of rainfall in more extensive areas of West Africa related to a projected northward movement of the Sahara and the Sahel (Liu et al., 2002; Haarsma et al., 2005).

Climate models project increasing days of extreme rainfall in the Northwest, Midwest, and parts of the Northeast, including some populated coastal areas that are already challenged by inundation and sea level rise.

By late this century, models on average project a slight decrease in the number of tropical cyclones each year, but an increase in the number of the strongest (Category 4 and 5) hurricanes and greater rainfall rates in hurricanes (increases of about 20 percent averaged near the center of hurricanes).

Cambodia is among the Southeast and South Asian countries tipped to face an increased risk of severe flooding because of projected changes in seasonal rainfall.

In particular, over NH land, an increase in the likelihood of very wet winters is projected over much of central and northern Europe due to the increase in intense precipitation during storm events, suggesting an increased chance of flooding over Europe and other mid-latitude regions due to more intense rainfall and snowfall events producing more runoff.

For example, the «long rains» in recent years have seen declining rainfall but models project increasing amounts of «long rains» rainfall in the future.

It has been tight - lipped even about the risks for its massive oil refinery facilities in coastal areas subject to storm surges and flooding and associated with sea - level rise and the projected increased intensity and rainfall rates of North Atlantic hurricanes.

Such sensitivity estimates have considerable uncertainty, as a subsequent assessment of multiple studies (Knutson et al. 2010) projected total increases by 2100 of about 2 - 11 % for tropical cyclone intensity, and roughly 20 % for near - storm rainfall rates.

Wright et al. (2015) found model - projected increases in rainfall rates for U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones using this modeling system.