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"In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast
Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific. These patterns were
expected, but behind these variations there are troubling signs the entire
global water cycle is changing.
Our research team watches the global water cycle closely. We analyse
observations from more than 40 satellites that continuously monitor the
atmosphere and Earth’s surface. We merge those with data from thousands of
weather and water monitoring stations on the ground.
For the first time, we’ve drawn on those many terabytes of data to paint a full
picture of the water cycle over a year for the entire globe, as well as for
individual countries. The findings are contained in a report released today.
The key conclusion? Earth’s water cycle is clearly changing. Globally, the air
is getting hotter and drier, which means droughts and risky fire conditions are
developing faster and more frequently."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
