I knew the western US had become drier, but I hadn’t realized how much wetter the northeast had become…25-50+% more precipitation in the summer compared to 75 years ago.
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I would be very interested to see this data broken down further. Where I grew up there are former creeks that have run dry. It definitely feels like the aridity is accelerating.
More on this from a few years ago:
These Maps Tell the Story of Two
Americas: One Parched, One Soaked
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/climate/warmer-wetter-world.html
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