The #climate/water paradox: As global temperatures rise, more #water evaporates into the atmosphere and so more precipitation occurs. But vast areas of the planet are getting drier not wetter. Why? Because as temperatures rise, more water is lost from soils. And the precipitation that does fall is falling in more intense events in fewer regions, leading to more extreme #floods. As a result, we're getting both more dangerous #droughts and floods simultaneously.
Stop burning carbon now.
@petergleick
The tropics are expanding and that means 4 familiar temperate seasons are being replaced by 2 tropical seasons: monsoon & drought.
Because of Fossil-Fueled Global Heating.
#FossilFueledGlobalHeating
@bhasic
@petergleick and plant more trees to hold water in the soil. Don’t allow bare soil anywhere, especially not on crop fields. Also stop digging ditches and start digging waterways. Put water tanks behind guttered buildings. Etc, etc.