Tropical extreme rainfall severity increases with warming climate, according to a study by ISTA and MPI-M scientists using cloud clustering patterns.

Scientists from ISTA and MPI-M have found that warming climate increases the severity of extreme rainfall events in the tropics, using cloud clustering patterns in a climate model. Results show that when clouds are more clustered, rainfall duration increases, leading to higher total rainfall. The study, published in Science Advances, suggests that temperature rise contributes to more extreme weather patterns.

February 23, 2024
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