Widespread Drying (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Widespread Drying

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Regions projected to become drier or wetter as the world warms. More intense browns mean more aridity; greens, more moisture. (Gray areas lack sufficient data so far.) A new study shows that observations going back to 1900 confirm projections are largely on target.

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Adapted from Marvel <em>et al., Nature</em>, 2019

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