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caseyoharayesterday at 7:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

Global warming causes more precipitation and more intense drought periods. We're going to see more extreme wet events and more extreme droughts.

Warmer temps increase evaporation, which leads to more precipitation. But increased evaporation decreases surface water and dries out soil/plants/vegetation (drought). This makes periods with low precipitation drier than they would be with cooler temps (more intense drought).


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genteryesterday at 7:50 PM

And the precipitation causes more vegetative growth, providing more fuel during the drought periods.

cmcconomyyesterday at 7:50 PM

And - the greater earlier precipitation means more fuel mass