The ‘Feast And Famine’ Perspective On Precipitation And Climate Change

Two separate things caught my attention this week and really placed into context the challenges that climate change presents when it comes to precipitation. As an atmospheric sciences expert, I have been in rooms in which high-level policymakers want me to tell them that climate change is going to bring more flooding or more droughts? Candidly, the answer is both. It is not an “either/or” thing. Using two timely examples, I will present societal challenges associated with both sides of the precipitation spectrum.

Tanja Fransen is the Meteorologist-In-Charge at the...