Heres a handy explanation of why the weather seem to be wetter these days

"The frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events have increased over most land areas. This is because the warmer atmosphere is able to hold more moisture — about 7% more for each additional degree of temperature —...Heres a handy explanation of why the weather seem to be wetter these days

"The frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events have increased over most land areas. This is because the warmer atmosphere is able to hold more moisture — about 7% more for each additional degree of temperature — which makes wet seasons and rainfall events wetter."

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"The IPCC finds Earth’s global surface temperature warmed 1.09℃ between 1850-1900 and the last decade."

Seven percent increase in most things is enough to notice. That's 35p on a pint for example.

Maybe summers like this will become the norm, tho it does seem odd that we can put three of our worst billionaires in space (they found a way back sadly) and pipe oil from miles underground yet we can't move fresh water from where towns are flooding to where it forests are on fire.

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