Tag: Variability
Subseasonal-to-interannual Variability of Rainfall over New Caledonia (SW Pacific)
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Recent Multidecadal Strengthening of the Walker Circulation Across the Tropical Pacific
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Planning in the Near Term for Climate Change
By Georgette Jasen When scientists talk about climate change, they usually mean significant changes in the measures of climate over several decades or longer. Climate variability generally refers to seasonal changes over a year or so. Lisa Goddard, an expert on climate change and variability, focuses on where the two intersect. As director of the […]
Predicting the Future of Soy in South America
By Elisabeth Gawthrop, Climate and Society ’13 During the 20th century, southeastern South America experienced a soybean boom due in part to increased summer rainfall. Soybean prices have been so high that farmers are planting this crop in areas that were traditionally considered marginal. Why rainfall increased remains unclear. Human-induced climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion […]