Hockey team huddle needed: Remember earlier today, when we were told that CO2 makes it rain more in rainy places, and that's bad? Now we're told that CO2 will make it rain *less* in this rainy place, and that's bad

Great Smoky Mountains Rainfall Measured | Water & Climate Change | OurAmazingPlanet.com

People are often unaware that the Smokies have the highest annual rainfall in the southeastern United States, about 58 to 60 inches (147 to 152 centimeters), greater even than Florida's Everglades, which sees about 54 inches (137 cm) a year. But most of this rain is barely perceptible, misting rain, the new study has found.

"There's always a little bit of fog and low-level clouds and there's always a little bit of rain," said Ana Barros, an engineer at Duke University, who led the study of the Smokies' rainfall.

...The results suggest the area may be more susceptible to climate change than thought; as temperatures rise, more of the fine droplets from light rain will evaporate in the air and fail to reach the ground. Lower elevations will have to contend with not only higher temperatures, but less cloud cover, Barros said.