American research shows: Human activities are causing increased rainfall worldwide

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[Global Times reporter Wang Yi] According to a report in the UK’s Guardian on the 7th, a recent study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles shows that human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions and changes in land use are key factors contributing to extreme events like floods and landslides around the world. Natural climate changes can affect precipitation, and in fact, human activities can also lead to increased precipitation. Researchers have found that human-induced climate change is causing global temperatures to rise. Despite regional differences, data from the UK Met Office show that heavy rainfall is on the increase worldwide. These brief but intense rains caused flash floods, having a devastating impact on infrastructure and the environment. The head of the research team said that it is crucial to discover that \"human activities affect precipitation,\" as this enables humans to manage water resources and take appropriate measures to address the impacts of climate change. Researchers at the University of Oxford say that if the world continues to warm up, humans will experience more extreme precipitation events as well as severe droughts.