Half of the World's Annual Precipitation Falls in Just 12 Days, New Study Finds

Submitted by hcasesc2 on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 13:07
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Snider, L. (2018, November 15). Half of World's Annual Precipitation Falls in Just 12 Days, New Study Finds. NCAR & UCAR News. Retrieved November 20, 2018, from https://news.ucar.edu/132637/half-worlds-annual-precipitation-falls-just-12-days-new-study-finds
Year Published: 
2018
Organization: 
NCAR, UCAR
Description: 

"An analysis of rainfall measured at weather stations across the globe between 1999 and 2014 found that the median time it took for half of a year’s precipitation to fall was just 12 days. A quarter of annual precipitation fell in just six days, and three-quarters fell in 27 days."

Category: 
annual precipitation, climate change, weather data, flooding, extreme weather events

Geography:

Website: 
https://news.ucar.edu/132637/half-worlds-annual-precipitation-falls-just-12-days…