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Old 01-25-2011, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Targan View Post
In fact from my (limited) understanding of climatology, cold can definitely equal less rain. One of the concerns about global warming is that higher temperatures mean greater evaporation from bodies of water resulting in more rain.
Very correct. And in addition in less evaporation, colder air has less holding capacity than warm air preventing condensation. These are the two factors of exactly why Antarctica is a dersert.
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