Sahara Desert Rain Is Climate Change Warning
Recently, it rained in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, where there has not been rain for five decades. Last year, a heavy rain and hail storm stopped activity in Kuwait. The countries are far apart, with Morocco in the northwest part of Africa near Spain and Kuwait in the Perian Gulf. However, both see almost no rain year to year.
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The Morocco rain left parts of the area underwater. Several theories explain why this happened. One is that as the climate changes, warm weather allows clouds to absorb more water.
Recently, when the UAE received unexpected heavy rain, the local experts gave a reason. According to the Viterbi Conversations in Ethics, “Rainfall from thunderstorms, like the ones seen in UAE in recent days, sees a particularly strong increase with warming. This is because convection, which is the strong updraft in thunderstorms, strengthens in a warmer world,” Dim Coumou, a professor in climate extremes at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, commented.
Cloud Changes
Based on the Vrije Universiteit desert, rain in these regions will become more frequent. Dry areas in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula must prepare for storms and wet earth. The end of years of little or no rain may benefit countries by supplying water locally. Beyond that, it is impossible to say what other effects the regions face.
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