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[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe we should stop watering golf courses then

[-] Entertainmeonly 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So, where does the water all go? Like I get deserts are a thing but how are all of them drying up? Like is the h2o breaking down and stopping being water? Is it all going into the ocean and never coming back? Like I get that warming is changing things but I'm confused how rivers are all drying up at once.

[-] voidx@futurology.today 14 points 3 weeks ago

"It has also become more erratic and unpredictable," she told the newspaper, "and we are facing growing problems of either too much or too little water."

Climate change disturbs the rainfall distribution patterns, leading to extreme rain in some areas and less in others. It's a very complex system and there are a lot of variables evolved. One example is changing wind patterns that creates high pressure regions that we see during heatwaves.

[-] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 7 points 3 weeks ago

Warmer air can hold more water, so humidity increases. It also drives stronger winds...

[-] Ddub@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Rivers are estimated to be 0.06% of all water on the planet, of which 96% is the ocean, literal drop in the bucket

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2024
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