WeatherRusty Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Overlooked in the debates over temperature trends is the affect climate change is having on precipitation. Interesting that 2011 was the second wettest over land on record exceeded only by 2010. The 2011 globally-averaged precipitation over land was the second wettest year on record, behind 2010. Precipitation varied greatly across the globe. La Niña contributed to severe drought in the Horn of Africa and to Australia?s third wettest year in its 112-year period of record. While this has been going on, some of the worst drought some regions have experienced has also been taking place. Global Precipitation 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryM Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 This spring/early summer I drove across western Canada's new lake country - everything west of Ontario until I reached the Rocky Mountains was under water both in May and June. I'd planned to visiting Yellowknife, but it started burning just as I turned north. Lake Agassiz may be reconstituting itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergent Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Overlooked in the debates over temperature trends is the affect climate change is having on precipitation. Interesting that 2011 was the second wettest over land on record exceeded only by 2010. While this has been going on, some of the worst drought some regions have experienced has also been taking place. Global Precipitation 2011 Thanks for the link. This graph will be useful on other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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