Australia's Rainfall Offers Glimpse of Future

摘要

The ongoing reductions in southern Australia's rainfall in winter and spring have been magnified by increased temperatures. Wenju Cai of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO; Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) said the latest modeling by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts a 5% to 15% rainfall decrease by 2070.