NASA stated a sharp growth of floods on drought on earth

Scientists say they have not predicted such a sharp growth

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The data of the US agency NASA has shown that over the past five years worldwide has recorded a sharp increase in the intensity of extreme weather phenomena. In particular, in 2024, the frequency, duration and destructive force of floods and drought exceeded the average in the previous several decades.

About it reports The Guardian with a reference to research that analyzed NASA information.

The authors of the work say they were amazed and worried about the latest data of the Grace satellite mission, which monitors environmental changes on Earth. Experts add that such a sharp growth did not involve.

The most likely cause of such a trend is climate change, although the intensity of extreme phenomena has increased faster than global temperatures.

The study has not been reviewed yet, and scientists say they will need at least ten years to finally confirm their conclusions.

« We cannot yet prove a cause and effect-we need a much larger set of data. It is difficult to determine exactly what is happening, but others indicate that the driving force (changes) is warming.

We see more and more extreme phenomena around the world, so it is definitely anxious ”– commented the co -author of the work of Baying Lee from the Laboratory of Hydrological Sciences of the Kiddard NASA Space Flight Center.

The head of the Department of Hydrological Sciences in Goddard Matthew Rodell advised to be careful with the estimates of the latest data, but also recognized his concern due to the obvious acceleration of the growth of destructive weather phenomena.

“It’s definitely scary”– the scientist acknowledged.

Earlier, a team of scientists published an analysis of previous NASA data on extreme weather phenomena. To do this, they used a mathematical formula, which calculated the overall influence of the event. At the same time, scientists took into account the general territory that was injured, the duration of the phenomenon and how wet or dry it was.

At that time, the researchers found that the intensity of destructive weather events correlates more with the average global temperature than with other climatic indicators.

« It’s a hard reminder that a hotter planet is a planet with stronger floods and drought. It has long been predicted, but now we see it in reality »– commented Richard Betts from the US Meteorological Bureau.

Earlier, the Royal Meteorological Society warned that sudden transitions from droughts to floods or from heat to cold, which have survived many large cities of the planet, caused more harm than individual phenomena. Experts noted that such « differences » affect agriculture, infrastructure, biodiversity and human health.

Earlier in the UN stated 1.9 million people encountered a record global famine in 2024. One of the reasons for the critical situation was the extreme weather conditions.