Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall
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.
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| author | Scott B. Power François P. D. Delage Christine T. Y. Chung Hua Ye Bradley F. Murphy |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8cdf5297efc4e17aa8c8e54121fc0222022-12-21T18:32:10ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-02-01811710.1038/ncomms14368Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfallScott B. Power0François P. D. Delage1Christine T. Y. Chung2Hua Ye3Bradley F. Murphy4Bureau of MeteorologyBureau of MeteorologyBureau of MeteorologyBureau of MeteorologyBureau of MeteorologyIntermittent 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14368 |
| spellingShingle | Scott B. Power François P. D. Delage Christine T. Y. Chung Hua Ye Bradley F. Murphy Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall Nature Communications |
| title | Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall |
| title_full | Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall |
| title_fullStr | Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall |
| title_short | Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall |
| title_sort | humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to pacific rainfall |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14368 |
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