Caroline Spelman, the British Environment Secretary, notes that homeowners will have to start saving water, given that this winter is expected to bring poor rainfalls. In her opinion, a severe drought is “almost certain” for next summer. As a result, people from the UK will have to forget about watering... |
1 December 2011
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According to reports published by the Hindustan Times newspaper, the Indian state of Orissa has been plagued by massive floods throughout September. The heavy rainfall that caused the disasters came in two waves, one at the beginning of the months, and the second one a few days ago. The newspaper indicates that the s... |
28 September 2011
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Throughout large parts of West Africa, rainforests are being cut down for a variety of reasons, primarily to make way for crops or grazing animals. However, this phenomenon is causing surviving rainforests to receive only about half of the usual amount of rain.
Details of the study appear in a paper entitled &ldq... |
19 September 2011
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The famous hole that exists in the ozone layer above Antarctica is apparently influencing the patterns of tropical rainfall, shifting these atmospheric phenomena ever-southwards. The correlation appears especially true in the southern hemisphere. At this point, massive rainfalls are beginning to affect the eastern pa... |
22 April 2011
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The largest volcanic eruptions that took place on our planet most likely caused an important shift to appear in worldwide rain patterns, in the sense that certain areas got drenched more, whereas others were subjected to floods and excessive rain.New data show that the phenomenon is a lot more widespread than origina... |
4 November 2010
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New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced last week that some areas of the country would most likely suffer the effects of a long-lasting drought, making this the second year in a row when people in the eastern part of the country are deprived of regular amounts of rainf... |
28 November 2008
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