Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall

  • Scott B. Power,
  • François P. D. Delage,
  • Christine T. Y. Chung,
  • Hua Ye,
  • Bradley F. Murphy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14368
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Intermittent rainfall changes over the Pacific Ocean can profoundly disrupt lives and ecosystems in many locations. Here, the authors show that the risk of such changes has increased, and that the risk could – even with a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions - remain elevated for decades to come.