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40-year study suggests extreme droughts will become more frequent and severe
- A 40-year study reveals that extreme droughts will become more frequent and severe due to climate change, as stated by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research and Professor Francesca Pellicciotti from ISTA.
- The study shows that since 1980, drought-affected areas have expanded by an average of fifty thousand square kilometers each year, impacting ecosystems and agriculture significantly.
- Megadroughts, particularly severe in regions like Southwestern North America, have caused drinking water shortages, crop failures, and increased wildfire risks, according to the researchers.
- The findings aim to guide policymakers in developing better strategies for drought preparedness and mitigation, as current methods do not account for the severity of future megadroughts.
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Droughts are becoming more widespread and lasting longer. This is shown by a study in which Swiss researchers are involved.
Yearslong droughts on the increase worldwide, study finds
The NewsMulti-year droughts have become more common over the last 40 years, new research suggested. Climate models have long predicted that changing weather patterns driven by global warming will increase the number and severity of droughts, but the theory had not been demonstrated. Researchers looked at rainfall records and evaporation rates and found that areas affected by droughts lasting at least two years were expanding 20,000 square miles …
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ecotopical.comThe megadroughts are upon us
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding the environmental impact of human-induced climate change. It also detected previously 'overlooked' events.
The earth is getting warmer, which is leading to more and more extreme weather events. This includes periods of extreme drought, which are becoming increasingly longer. Over the past four decades, the size of the drought areas has been increasing - and there is no end in sight to this trend.
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