California droughts caused mainly by changes in wind, not moisture

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 10:01 in Astronomy & Space

Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found. The research increases the understanding of how the water cycle is related to extreme events and could eventually help in predicting droughts and floods.

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