Science news articles about 'rainfall events'

... it away or leach it deeper into the soil. This would be especially true if the rainfall events are particularly heavy, as has been predicted in some climate-change models. Maintaining enough soil ...

... in regional weather patterns and, in particular, an increase in the number and intensity of severe rainfall events are predicted to accompany global warming. Climatologists have already cataloged a ...

... particularly true in Northern Australia, says Ritchie. "If dry seasons are to become hotter and rainfall events more unpredictable, habitats may become depleted of available pasture for grazing and ...

... of factors, the study found — including soil type, vegetation, and the exact timing and duration of rainfall events — so detailed studies will be required for each local region in order to predict ...

... that "more work is required in reconciling these simulations with observed changes in extreme rainfall events." The basic underlying reason for the projected increase in precipitation is that warmer ...

... significant danger in the steep landscapes of the Southern Appalachians. Most of the recorded high rainfall events in the area occur in the fall and have been associated with tropical storms. In 1940 ...