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Awkward_moments t1_ixfz25j wrote

Reply to comment by 4daughters in Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires. by MistWeaver80

How much of that is recent though?

Because the driest month in Portland is 3 days of rain and the driest month in Cardiff is 14 days of rain.

That's a huge difference.

https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainy-days,portland,United-States-of-America

http://www.cardiff.climatemps.com/precipitation.php

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4daughters t1_ixzfusx wrote

Most of it is very recent. I don't know if I'd compare Portland to Cardiff as Portland is inland a bit and it is naturally a little less wet than the coast- a more apt comparison would be to Astoria or Seaside since they are coastal towns. But I can say that our driest months have gotten much drier in the last 15 years.

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