The Green Files > Floods, Droughts On The Rise In Face Of Climate Change

 [EcoTech Daily] The answer, according to a study commissioned by the Climate Change Science Program (We know, it sounds slanted just a little–but NOAA did the research), is that if you live in most of North America, buy an umbrella. As the temperature of the planet rises–and it’s risen enough that this summer will be the first with no ice at the North Pole–the air is able to hold more water vapor, which raises the chance of a rainstorm at any given point, as well as flooding in extreme circumstances.