India, Jan. 15 -- Regions experiencing robust wetting and drying trends cover a substantial portion of the Earth's landmass, shows analysis

The potential impact of climate change on global precipitation patterns can have far-reaching consequences on human populations, a new study showed. Around 266.52 million people, equivalent to 3.3 per cent of the world's population, are expected to experience drier conditions, while a staggering 2.76 billion individuals, accounting for 34.7 per cent of the global population, will face wetter conditions under an intermediate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario, the authors of the report noted.

The projected consequences showed variations under different emissions scenarios. In the case of interme...