Does global warming increase/decrease the amount of rain?

Question

In Australia, that is.

Answer 1

Right now it's raining a lot more than normal in the Eastern US.

So, they'll say it's global warming.

If next year it rains less than normal, they'll say THAT'S global warming.

Answer 2

Global warming increases rain on hot countries and decreases rain on cold countries. However, if global warming has reached to its limits, the world will have no rain.

Answer 3

In most parts of the world, the total amount of rainfall won't change much, but it will come in larger but less frequent storms. That means more floods with longer droughts between.

Australia is predicted to get about 4% less rainfall according to IPCC projections.

http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report...

Answer 4

Yep.  It alters the gravitational pull of the sun, too.  There is new evidence that it is more powerful than the nuclear force, gravity, and electroweak combined.  Wow!

Answer 5

Probably it increases the amount of rain because the amount of water vapor is increasing and an increase in water vapor causes an increase in rain.

Answer 6

In Australia I think so, Isn't it more rain for the hot states/countries, and less for the cold? I think...And here in Flordia It's been raining almost every day.

Answer 7

That depends entirely on which fear-monger you choose to believe.

Answer 8

global warming is blamed for this but even the  scientists are not sure about it

Answer 9

No one knows as both droughts and floods are blamed on so-called "global warming".

Answer 10

Yes... Global warming does increase/decrease the amount of rain.

Good question... everyone wins!