Global droughts connected by linkages between drought hubs

Somnath Mondal; Ashok K. Mishra; Ruby Leung; Benjamin Cook

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35531-8

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Global droughts connected by linkages between drought hubs

Somnath Mondal,
Ashok K. Mishra,
Ruby Leung,
Benjamin Cook

Affiliations

Somnath Mondal: Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University
Ashok K. Mishra: Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University
Ruby Leung: Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Benjamin Cook: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35531-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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This study shows prominent synchronous co-evolution of drought events in drought hubs in sub-tropical regions, influenced by sea surface temperature patterns and teleconnections. Such simultaneous occurrence of droughts may have detrimental impacts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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