Does a Changing Climate Require a Change in Vocabulary?
Published on by Frani Halperin, Executive Producer at H2O Media, Ltd in Academic
As snowpack and moisture levels in the Colorado River Basin show large areas of moderate to extreme drought, some are wondering if the term “drought” is misleading people into thinking it’s a temporary situation. Do we need a new vocabulary to describe conditions in the West? Words matter and “drought” is out says a new report.
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Климат меняется по всему миру, не только в Колорадо. Надо искать истинные причины изменения погоды, стихийных бедствий. Предлагаю обратить внимание на круговорот воды между атмосферой и почвой: The climate is changing all over the world, not just in Colorado.We need to look for global true causes of weather changes, natural disasters.I propose to pay attention to the water cycle between the atmosphere and the soil:
https://www.actascientific.com/ASAG/pdf/ASAG-02-0034.pdf