[snopercod]

Warmer air absorbs more moisture, which leads to increased rainfalls, hence more severe floods.

Is that a fact? The psychrometric chart notwithstanding, then how do you explain that in the Southeastern United States, it has been hotter and dryer than normal?

Here in North Carolina, 73 counties have declared an emergency due to the unprecedented drought we have experienced this summer. Zero rain for the last four weeks where I live. My neighbor's spring dried up last week and he has to carry water from in town to flush his toilets.

I want reparations from the Europeans! They're stealing our water vapor!

[tictoc]

Yes, in the northern hemisphere the prevailing winds move eastward (has to do with the Coriolis effect.)
They pick up water moisture over the Atlantic, the warmer the water is the more gets absorbed and later dumped over Europe.

Europeans are not stealing your water in NC, so no reparations for you :-) but you might try suing the West Coast for grabbing Pacific ocean moisture before it reaches you.

Hope your drought ends soon!

[zapiks44]

Here in Minnesota, we got over 1 inch of rain yesterday from about 5 chains of severe storms. I looked at a map of the state divided into counties and at least half of them were under severe storm warning. I saw lightning every 10 seconds last night.