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Inkstain blog: Dust and North American megadrought

Posted by: Maven on January 11, 2012 at 6:30 am

From the Inkstain Blog:

“The Lamont-Doherty group that has done so much to help our understanding of the factors that drive multi-decadal droughts has added a nice piece to our understanding of the issues.

In a paper in review (for which they’ve done a nice accessible writeup), Ben Cook and colleagues looked at a number of drivers for long-duration drought: sea surface temperature, warming caused when grasses die off and leave bare soil, and then the added role of increased aerosols from dust kicked up in the ensuing mess. … “

For more from the Inkstain blog, including a link to the paper’s write-up, click here.

January 11, 2012 · Filed Under Colorado River & the Southwest, Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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