Higher temperatures mean more moisture in the atmosphere and aridification at the same time. That's why there can be drought plus record breaking rainfall at the same time.
Plus, when you have drought, it damages the soil and plant life which would normally aid in capturing and retaining the rainfall. And when the rain does fall, instead of being absorbed into the soil it just creates erosion instead as the top layer dies.
People think about soil as just dirt, which it is not. Soil is effectively a living organism (or ecosystem of organisms).
Plus, when you have drought, it damages the soil and plant life which would normally aid in capturing and retaining the rainfall. And when the rain does fall, instead of being absorbed into the soil it just creates erosion instead as the top layer dies.
People think about soil as just dirt, which it is not. Soil is effectively a living organism (or ecosystem of organisms).