An analysis has been carried for rainfall data in the Czech Republic over the period 1961 to 2011 (10). The contribution of heavy, short-term precipitation to the precipitation total significantly increased at about half of 17 weather stations spread over the country. However, whether these changes are due to climate change is yet unclear.
Best Answer: Locusts and grasshoppers are identical in appearance - how they differ is in their behaviour. Locusts can exist in two different behavioural states (solitary and gregarious) whereas grasshoppers generally do not. When the population density is low, locusts behave as individuals, much like grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers use their palps to feed on plants. Grasshoppers are insects of the order Orthoptera, which also includes crickets and katydids. There are many hundreds of known species of grasshoppers in more than 125 known genera. These incredibly abundant herbivores exist on every continent except Antarctica.