Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 23:00

(University of New South Wales) The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by an Australian climate scientist suggesting that rainfall will be significantly higher in key parts of the region.


 

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