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Baku may be entering a wetter period, according to Azerbaijani ecologist Anvar Aliyev, who says the country is moving out of a long dry phase and into a more humid climate cycle. In his view, that shift could mean more frequent rainfall in Baku and other parts of Azerbaijan in the coming years.
The claim comes after a stretch of unusually intense weather that has already made the issue feel less theoretical. In early April, Azerbaijan’s National Hydrometeorological Service warned of unstable weather, heavy rain in some areas, and flood risks around Baku and on mountain rivers. That followed a broader pattern of repeated rain alerts and heavy precipitation episodes across the country this spring.
There is a reason this argument is getting attention. Azerbaijan has already been hearing more warnings about stronger extreme weather events. Report quoted an expert last year as saying that the number of heavy rains had increased sixfold, alongside rises in hail and heat waves, linking those shifts to climate stress and water-resource pressures. That does not automatically prove that Baku will simply become a steadily rainy city, but it does support the narrower point that intense rainfall events are becoming harder to dismiss as one-offs.
That is the key distinction here. Saying “Baku will now get more rain” works as a headline and as an expert’s warning, but it should still be read as a forecast and interpretation, not as a settled long-term fact. The stronger, safer conclusion is that Baku is already facing sharper and more disruptive rain episodes, and the city may need to get used to them coming more often than before.
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