Half of Each Year’s Rain Is Arriving in Shorter Storms Worldwide, a 19,000-Gauge Study Finds
Nature World News | 11.11.2026 11:55
The handful of storms that deliver half of each year's rain have been getting shorter around the world, according to a study of daily records from more than 19,000 rain gauges between 1980 and 2022. On average, the wettest multi-day events shortened by about 86 minutes per decade, with the steepest declines in Europe and South America.
