Global warming likely to Significantly Affect Rainfall Patterns.

Website:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100226093238.htm

Summary:

Scientists use the global model of warming preojections for the Climate change. They found that the ocean temperature patterns in the tropics and subtropics will change that it will lead to changes in the rainfall patterns. Also they found out that the surfaces of Earth’s oceans will warm evenly in the tropics. The ocean surface temperatures can be expected to increase everywhere by middle of the century, this could increase up to 1.5 C depending on the region. They say that the peak of the sea surface will get wetter, and the ones that are cool will get drier. There are two patterns, 1. The maximum temperature rises in the Pacific is along a broad band at the equator. 2. This is the ocean warming pattern with major impact on rainfall by the Xie and the colleagues. That takes place in the Indian Ocean. The rainfall pattern can be dramatically shift rainfall over eastern Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. The scientist found out that the patterns of sea surface temperature warming and the precipitation will change in 2050 that was compared to the year 2000.

Opinion:

What I think about this is that where the rainfall is changing in certain places like Africa India, and Southeast Asia, the rain could affect these places like flooding. The patterns in the climate change could affect plants and animals, because it could dry up the water in certain places for the plants and animals to survive. Also is could flood the forest and could cause the plants to die because of too much water, and it could make the animals leave to a different place. If you don’t have enough rainfall is could cause issues.