Dry spells and downpours

TILclimate by MIT Climate Project

Jul 2, 202600:14:09Science & Medicine

How can climate change cause both more intense droughts and more severe floods? With help from Prof. Mathew Barlow, we dive into the water cycle on a warming planet, and learn how the basic physics of water moving throug...

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