Research
Ancient climate records reveal how East Asian monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought
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The Brief
- Researchers from Utrecht University, with colleagues in China and Belgium, studied ancient climate records spanning 250,000 years to examine how the East Asian monsoon responds to climate change.
- The source reports that the monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought conditions in the past, according to the records examined.
- The study is described in a phys.org report based on the Utrecht University work; the source excerpt is brief and does not give further quantitative details.
Why it matters
Paleoclimate records showing abrupt monsoon shifts help science readers understand how sensitive regional rainfall systems can be to climate change.
Who’s affected
- climate scientists and paleoclimate researchers
- anyone following East Asian climate and water resources
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- #east asian monsoon
- #climate change
- #drought
- #utrecht university
How does climate change affect the East Asian monsoon? Researchers from Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences, together with colleagues at research institutes in China and Belgium, are investigating this question by looking back 250,000 years. They found that, over long…
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Ancient climate records reveal how East Asian monsoon shifted abruptly into cold and drought
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