Computer modeling suggested that increased precipitation and warming boosted the amount of meltwater by 50% before the surges.

计算机模型表明，水增加和变暖使融水量在激增前增加了 50%。

[Maiya May] But even without dam failure, increased precipitation can be a real problem.

- [Maiya May] 但即使没有大坝，水量增加也可能是一个真正的问题。

The study noted that the lake dried up this year because of rising temperatures, increased evaporation and a lack of rain.

项研究指出，由于气温上升、蒸发量增加和水，兹湖今年干涸了。

Experts say we're likely to see even more scenes like this as precipitation increases and gets more erratic.

专家表示，随着水量的增加和变得更加稳定，我们可能会看到更多样的场景。

In the Tian Shan range of northwestern China, rising temperatures have been accompanied by an increase in the amount of precipitation that falls as rain rather than snow.

在中国西北部的天山山脉，气温上升同时伴随着水量的增加，以雨而非雪形式出现。

Well, since 1900, average annual global precipitation has increased by about a half an inch, and this number is much higher in the United States at about 2.4 inches.

那么，自 1900 年以来，全球年平均水量增加了约半英寸，而美国的个数字要高得多，约为 2.4 英寸。