{"id":9059,"date":"2014-10-15T14:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T19:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=9059"},"modified":"2014-10-17T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T16:29:43","slug":"why-california-thirsts-for-rain-and-the-east-coast-gets-soaked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2014\/10\/15\/why-california-thirsts-for-rain-and-the-east-coast-gets-soaked\/","title":{"rendered":"Why California thirsts for rain and the East Coast gets soaked"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.edf.org\/cdn\/farfuture\/a2MS73b3-E2SOePsgPaDGR63jnKb92o3DHBG1Nj4EnY\/mtime:1412977566\/sites\/default\/files\/rain_378x235_1.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"235\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Flickr\/Jared Tarbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you think the weather\u2019s acting strange, you\u2019re correct. Extreme weather in the United States is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nca2014.globalchange.gov\/report\/our-changing-climate\/extreme-weather\">trending upward<\/a>, and human-caused climate change has already been blamed for much of it \u2013 most recently in connection with the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/02\/how-scientists-linked-california-drought-climate-change\">California drought<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But along with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/climate-change-and-extreme-weather\">extreme weather<\/a>\u00a0we\u2019re also getting extreme contrasts. What on Earth is going on when New York gets endless rain and San Francisco none, and when one part of the country is freezing while another suffers under record heat?<\/p>\n<p>You guessed it, rising temperatures have something to do with it \u2013 and here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rain patterns are changing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Northeast, the combination of more moisture in the atmosphere from a warmer world and changes in circulation patterns are bringing more rain. In the Southwest, meanwhile, rainfall is suppressed by a northward expansion of high pressure in the subtropics.<\/p>\n<p>The crippling drought now plaguing California is due to a persistent high pressure system off of the coast that is deflecting storms away from the region. A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/02\/how-scientists-linked-california-drought-climate-change\">recent study<\/a>\u00a0shows that these systems are much more likely to occur with human-caused climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rain is more intense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavy downpours are controlled by cloud mechanisms and moisture content, which are both changing as global temperatures rise. Clouds that can dump a lot of rain are more common in a warmer atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>More evaporation has led to more moisture in the atmosphere which, in turn, leads to more intense rainfall when it rains. That helps explain why the entire U.S. is experiencing more heavy downpours \u2013 even in the drought-stricken West.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.edf.org\/cdn\/farfuture\/OmPVXhgE7n4bi5nY7aiJSj7vzk7xrBlweRzXJGEhP_4\/mtime:1412878477\/sites\/default\/files\/rainfall.jpg\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" \/>Droughts are taking hold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rain and evaporation will determine how moist the soil will be. So although evaporation is increasing nationwide due to warmer temperatures, higher precipitation in the Northeast yields a net increase in soil moisture in that part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the Southwest, on the other hand, the drop in overall precipitation brings drier conditions that spawn or magnify drought. As the soil there dries out, the incoming sunlight will heat the ground instead of evaporating water from the soil. This creates a vicious cycle of more heat and less rain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flooding is more common<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The potential for flooding, meanwhile, depends a lot on what&#8217;s going on with the soil. The higher the soil moisture content, the higher the chance that there will be more runoff from rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>Because soil moisture is increasing in the Northeast, flooding events are on the rise. Fortunately for the region, many heavy rain storms occur in the summer and fall when soil moisture is low and the ground can absorb more water.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the sea level has risen by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nca2014.globalchange.gov\/report\/regions\/northeast\">a foot<\/a>\u00a0since the 1900s in the Northeast. That, in turn, contributes to more flooding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disaster costs are also rising \u2013 but there is hope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, intense storms, severe regional drought, and extreme flooding led to more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/billions\/\">$9 billion<\/a>\u00a0in disaster costs in the U.S. alone. It\u2019s uncertain what the total bill was if you factor in ongoing agriculture, human health and infrastructure losses from changing weather conditions<\/p>\n<p>Unless we curb emissions of heat-trapping gases, scientists expect these trends to continue and worsen \u2013 and the contrast between wet and dry areas of the U.S. will likely become even sharper. Our hope now is that the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/act-now-key-opportunity-support-carbon-limits\">push for climate action<\/a>\u00a0amps up so we can finally set ourselves on a better path for the future.<\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/why-california-thirsts-rain-and-east-coast-gets-soaked\">EDF Voices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think the weather\u2019s acting strange, you\u2019re correct. Extreme weather in the United States is\u00a0trending upward, and human-caused climate change has already been blamed for much of it \u2013 most recently in connection with theCalifornia drought. But along with\u00a0extreme weather\u00a0we\u2019re also getting extreme contrasts. 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