CLIMATE SCIENCE The challenge of hot drought

被引:104
作者
Overpeck, Jonathan T. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Inst Environm, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Arizona, Dept Geosci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[3] Univ Arizona, Dept Atmospher Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1038/503350a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An analysis of North American drought variability over the past millennium shows that it is not unusual for widespread drought to persist for years, prompting fresh thinking about our ability to deal with such climate conditions.
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页码:350 / 351
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