Northern Hemisphere drought risk in a warming climate

Abstract Drought frequency and severity are projected to increase in the future, but the changes are expected to be unevenly distributed across the globe. Based on multi-model simulations under three different future emissions and shared socioeconomic pathways, we show that a significant drought int...

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Main Authors: Daniel F. Balting, Amir AghaKouchak, Gerrit Lohmann, Monica Ionita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00218-2