Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface Research Spotlight Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms Precipitation data and high-resolution modeling suggest that extreme rainfall events under a changing climate will be shorter, more intense, and more widely spread out. Rainfall extremes that could cause flooding are likely to occur more often in the United States as global temperatures rise, new research confirms. Credit: David Geitgey Sierralupe , CC BY 2.0 As the Earth warms, extreme rainfall events are intensifying , thanks in part to the fundamental thermodynamic properties
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