Thursday, 4 April 2013

Temperature difference between hemispheres could shift rainfall patterns

Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2013



One often ignored consequence of global climate change is that the Northern Hemisphere is becoming warmer than the Southern Hemisphere, which could significantly alter tropical precipitation patterns, according to a new study by climatologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Washington, Seattle.

Such a shift could increase or decrease seasonal rainfall in