Warm air is thirsty air. It's driving evaporation away from the surface. Even if rainfall does not decrease, even if it remains the same, we are still going to see increased drought risk in many regions. We have evidence that what's going on in southwestern north america is actually the worst drought on record ever comes back for thousands of years.
What can the climate on Venus tell us about Earth? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about climate modeling, the state of climate change, and future predictions with climate scientist, Kate Marvel.
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