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Climate Change Is Drying Up All the World’s Rivers at an Alarming Rate (futurism.com)

submitted 2 months ago by voidx to c/futurology

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[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

So, where does the water all go? Like I get deserts are a thing but how are all of them drying up? Like is the h2o breaking down and stopping being water? Is it all going into the ocean and never coming back? Like I get that warming is changing things but I'm confused how rivers are all drying up at once.

[–] voidx 15 points 2 months ago

"It has also become more erratic and unpredictable," she told the newspaper, "and we are facing growing problems of either too much or too little water."

Climate change disturbs the rainfall distribution patterns, leading to extreme rain in some areas and less in others. It's a very complex system and there are a lot of variables evolved. One example is changing wind patterns that creates high pressure regions that we see during heatwaves.

[–] Espiritdescali 8 points 2 months ago

Warmer air can hold more water, so humidity increases. It also drives stronger winds...

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Honestly I highly doubt all Rivers are drying up. Maybe some. Others will grow. Q

[–] Ddub@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Rivers are estimated to be 0.06% of all water on the planet, of which 96% is the ocean, literal drop in the bucket