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Under the study’s SSP5-8.5 scenario, 171 countries were identified as urgently needing new precipitation gauges. QUANTITATIVE Supported 0.8581 1 of 4 126
Under the study’s 2025–2100 SSP5-8.5 scenario combining projected precipitation and socioeconomic conditions, 32.1% of global land was classified as high priority for new gauges, versus 17.7% under SSP1-2.6. QUANTITATIVE Supported 0.8581 1 of 4 131
Using historical precipitation information from 1900–2022, the study classified approximately 25% of global land as high priority for siting new gauges. QUANTITATIVE Supported 0.8581 1 of 4 118
Only 13.4% of global land met the study’s WMO-recommended precipitation-gauge density during 1900–2022, falling to 1.9% when long-term-record stations alone were considered. QUANTITATIVE Supported 0.8581 1 of 4 121
The study compiled 221,483 accessible precipitation gauges with observations from 1900–2022, of which 139,901 (63.2%) remained active within the past 30 years. QUANTITATIVE Supported 0.8581 1 of 4 131