The impact of climate change on the water cycle is complex, leading to both more intense droughts and more intense extreme rainfall events. This duality is not a contradiction, but rather a reflection of the dynamic nature of our climate system.

Our latest insight article explored how #misinformation often exploits this complexity. Climate contrarians often use “either/or” fallacy that oversimplifies climate issues to mislead their audience. We provided evidence in the article that climate change can have effects on both:

Climate change and its impacts on the water cycle; how can it increase both droughts and heavy downpours? - Science Feedback

If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around…