Friday, December 17, 2010

Breaking: Droughts that happened before could happen again

A 60-year drought like that of the 12th Century could be in our future
"Major 20th century droughts pale in comparison to droughts documented in paleoclimatic records over the past two millennia," the researchers wrote.
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"We're not saying future droughts will be worse than what we see in the paleo record, but we are saying they could be as bad," said lead author Connie A. Woodhouse, a UA associate professor of geography and regional development.

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