Stalagmites as key witnesses of the monsoon
The ice sheets of Greenland are melting at an alarming rate. This causes large amounts of freshwater to flow into the North Atlantic, thereby slowing the Gulf Stream. Researchers fear that this will have noticeable effects on the climate worldwide. D.....»»
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Farmers in India should be provided with early forecasts of expected variations in the monsoon season in order to reduce crop losses, scientists say......»»
Scientists estimate ice thickness and subglacial terrains in Yulong snow mountain
Under the influence of climate warming, a typical monsoon temperate glacier in Yulong Snow Mountain (Mt. Yulong) located in the southernmost part of China, has been continuously shrinking at a faster rate, and this has resulted in a dense distributio.....»»
As climate warms, summer monsoons to produce less streamflow
In the summer of 2019, Desert Research Institute (DRI) scientist Rosemary Carroll, Ph.D., waited for the arrival of the North American Monsoon, which normally brings a needed dose of summer moisture to the area where she lives in Crested Butte, Colo......»»
Climate change in antiquity: Mass emigration due to water scarcity
The absence of monsoon rains at the source of the Nile was the cause of migrations and the demise of entire settlements in the late Roman province of Egypt. This demographic development has been compared with environmental data for the first time by.....»»