Satellites link rain, drought intensity to global warming
The findings leave little doubt that increasing temperatures will cause more frequent, widespread and severe droughts and precipitation events such as tropical cyclone Freddy that hit Mozambique. PHOTO | AFP
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Applying a novel method, researchers used satellite observations to quantify and rank more than a thousand extreme weather events over the last 20 years that have up to now defied easy measurement
