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Human-caused climate change major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 31st, 2011
ScienceDaily: Human-Caused Climate Change Major Factor in More Frequent Mediterranean Droughts
Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly responsible, according to a new analysis by NOAA scientists and colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). In the last 20 years, 10 of the driest 12 winters have taken place in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
"The magnitude and frequency of...
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