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On the Increased Frequency of Mediterranean Drought
Description: The land area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea has experienced 10 of the 12 driest winters since 1902 in just the last 20 years. A change in wintertime Mediterranean precipitation toward drier conditions has likely occurred over 1902-2010 whose magnitude cannot be reconciled with internal variability alone. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas and aerosol forcing are key attributable factors for this increased drying, though the external signal explains only half of the drying magnitude. [Source: Journal of Climate]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00296.1
Availability: Summary
Source: Journal of Climate
Publish Date: 3/15/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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