Sentences with phrase «show drought severity»
The maps above show drought severity in seven key states as of November 16, 2014.
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The increase in drought frequency, duration, and severity is found to be significant in Africa, Eastern Asia, Mediterranean region, and Southern Australia, while the Americas and Russia show a decrease in each drought component.
And the Palmer Drought Severity Index, a standard measure for drought, does show a significant trend towards more serious drought conditions in California.
Shows that over the next 30 years, increased drought severity from climate change could triple West Nile virus cases, but only in regions with low human immunity
A plot of the worldwide data for the Palmer Drought Severity Index shows that there has been an unprecedented decrease in world drought severity over the past 30 years, possibly due to the plant enhancing increaseSeverity Index shows that there has been an unprecedented decrease in world drought severity over the past 30 years, possibly due to the plant enhancing increaseseverity over the past 30 years, possibly due to the plant enhancing increase of CO2.
The Drought Monitor, updated weekly, shows areas and severity of drought in California as of January, 17, 2017.
By the way, here is the Palmer Drought Severity Index for California in an historical perspective, which shows the recent drought was not as deep as the one in 1898.
The Palmer Drought Severity Index, which is a measure of soil moisture using precipitation measurements and rough estimates of changes in evaporation, has shown that from 1900 to 2002, the Sahel region of Africa has been experiencing harsher drought conditions.
It's clear that weather stations on land show average air temperatures are rising, and as a result, the frequency and severity of droughts and heat waves are increasing.
In particular, calculations of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) show a decrease in moisture globally since the 1970s with a commensurate increase in the area of drought that is attributed, in part, to global warming 4 — 5.
In particular, calculations of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) show a decrease in moisture globally since the 1970s with a commensurate increase in the area in drought that is attributed, in part, to global warming4, 5.
However figure 1 shows that the Palmer Drought Severity Index for the most recent droughts (since 1995) is exceptional in the record and this appears to be because of «large increases in air temperature», nudge, nudge, wink, wink...