Ocean warming leads to stronger precipitation extremes

Опубликовано: 16 июля 2015 г.
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Recent event unde­rli­nes impo­rta­nce of study by German and Russian scie­nti­sts
Due to climate change, not only atmo­sphe­ric, but also oceanic, temp­erat­ures are rising. A study publ­ished in the inte­rnat­ional journal Nature Geos­cie­nce led by scie­nti­sts at the GEOMAR Helm­holtz Centre for Ocean Rese­arch Kiel and A. M. Obukhov Inst­itute of Atmo­sphe­ric Physics RAS shows that incr­eases in sea surface temp­erat­ure can cont­rib­ute to the deve­lopm­ent of stro­nger prec­ipit­ation events. Their find­ings are unde­rpin­ned by flash-floo­ding in June in the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia. Read more