Rising global temperatures drive water cycle extremes
2025-01-07 16:37:31 source：CGTN
Janurary 7, 2025
Record-breaking temperatures in 2024 drove extremes in the global water cycle, contributing to major flooding and droughts, Australian-led international research has found.
The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report, which was published on Monday by a team of international researchers led by Albert van Dijk from Australian National University (ANU), found that rising temperatures as a result of climate change are changing how water moves around the planet.
According to the report, 111 countries accounting for approximately half the world's population experienced their warmest year on record in 2024.
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