I’m assuming we measure global temperature by averaging readings from a network of thermometers positioned around the earth, even across the oceans and ice caps.
Is anyone trying to measure global rainfall – the total amount of precipitation over earth in a year? I would imagine this would take a similar network of rain and snow gauges, but that that would present a lot more practical difficulties than thermometers.
In any case, is this being attempted, and if so, what are the results? Is the earth getting more, less, or the same total precipitation now than before?
Precipitation will always be the same, over the entire globe - what goes up must come down, otherwise there’d be perpetual cloud cover. What is important is where the rain falls. And yes, there’s major studies into this, particuarly into how a changing global climate will affect monsoon patterns (upon which millions - billions - of people depend for survival).
Are you sure, Griller? Surely if the Earth as a whole warms up, this would lead to greater evaporation and therefore more precipitation?
'Spose so, yes, didn’t think that one through fully :smack:
In any case, my point that the location of precipitation is the most important thing still stands 