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12 Jun '08
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Professor Paul Hardaker, chief executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, Rmets, and the UK's chief adviser on flood risk and extreme weather events explained how climate change is driving significant changes in global weather patterns. This is likely to include more extreme weather events such as deluges followed by flooding and heat waves.
We could be facing a 15 per cent drop in 'normal average' rainfall which ultimately will reduce water tables: “Since the 1980s the fraction of the planet's land surface that experiences drought has risen sharply and climate models suggest that this is likely due to human-induced climate change. In the 2050s and as we approach the end of the century, those areas most affected will be where temperature increases are significant and the amount of rainfall is reducing at key times in the year.
These include north and south Africa, the northern part and western coast of South America and parts of South-East Asia.” This could have a devastating impact on populations in some major garment sourcing regions. On a happier note the forecast for summer 2008 is less “exceptional” rain than in 2007!
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We could be facing a 15 per cent drop in 'normal average' rainfall which ultimately will reduce water tables: “Since the 1980s the fraction of the planet's land surface that experiences drought has risen sharply and climate models suggest that this is likely due to human-induced climate change. In the 2050s and as we approach the end of the century, those areas most affected will be where temperature increases are significant and the amount of rainfall is reducing at key times in the year.
These include north and south Africa, the northern part and western coast of South America and parts of South-East Asia.” This could have a devastating impact on populations in some major garment sourcing regions. On a happier note the forecast for summer 2008 is less “exceptional” rain than in 2007!
Click here to read more details:
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