Groundking said:
No it doesn't at all, a warmer environement leads to a wetter environment as the processes of evaporation and evapotranspiration and so on act much quicker due to the atmosphere having a greater capacity for water vapour in the air, and the warmer temperatures being able to evaporate the water quicker and more easily... Like this is basic science, how do you not know this? |
Actually, it's a little more complicated than that. In other words, a warmer environment does not automatically mean a wetter environment. It depends on the location being considered: with respect to the United States, the Southwest will actually experience drier conditions and the Northeast will experience wetter conditions. This is according to the UK's Met Office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/l/5/USA.pdf pages 61-62
The Met Office has similar reports for other parts of the world: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide/science/uk/obs-projections-impacts
I should also add that a warmer environment or wetter environment does not necessarily mean higher crop yields. Too little water is bad for plant growth as is too much water. Crop fields are susceptible to droughts and they are equally susceptible to floods so when you post
| Groundking said: the warmer more CO2 rich environment lets us grow more food than ever before, ... |
I feel I must urge caution by adding that crop yields are a bit more complicated than that.
| Groundking said: The NOAA takes their data from the GISS, who massage and manipulate their data to get a warming trend |
This is quite a heavy accusation. Care to elaborate?
