Drought is becoming more frequent in many parts of the world as a result of climate change, according to a new study. This dry mantra is unexpectedly replaced more slowly, making it more difficult to manage.
The study, published in Science, cited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Extreme Events and said that more than 74% of global regions have experienced a significant transition to drought over the past 64 years.
He also noted that droughts occur more slowly in tropical regions such as India, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin. But, according to Xing Yuanhua, a hydrologist at China’s Nanjing University of Information and Technology, “even for imaginary droughts, the initiation rate increases.”
Drought is fast approaching in most parts of the world
This research was done by analyzing soil moisture data from around the world from 1951 to 2014. They then distinguished and calculated the extent of soil drying at the beginning of drought.
Researchers say that human-caused climate change is the main cause of this trend on Earth. During this rapid drought, heat waves are more extreme than seasonal or intermittent droughts, and can even exacerbate dry spells.
As flash floods continue to warm, this drought is expected to increase, forcing water from soil and plants into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, these droughts are unpredictable because they are initially undetectable by the type of technology used for control systems.
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