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Cities are making it rain more—but not as much as scientists thought

Cities are making it rain more—but not as much as scientists thought Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor After another spell of wet weather along Australia's east coast, with storms, heavy rain and flash flooding across Sydney and parts of New South Wales, it is natural to ask whether our cities are shaping the rainfall that descends upon them. This matters because most people now live in cities. If urbanization changes rainfall, even slightly, the effects can reach large...