by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Climate change is not making soils drier. Instead, it is promoting an increase in rainfall<\/strong>, which in turn leads to rising soil moisture. This is the conclusion of a study<\/a> conducted by three Harvard University<\/strong> researchers and published in the journal Nature Water.<\/p>\n “Climate model simulations and different indices of aridity generally indicate a decrease in summer soil surface moisture in the continental United States as a consequence of anthropogenic climate change,” the research states. “However, soil moisture observations from ground probes and satellites from 2011 to 2020 indicate positive summertime trends across 57% of the continental USA<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n