Map Showing Between-Year Precipitation (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Map Showing Between-Year Precipitation

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Fig. 2: Overall, both within and between-year precipitation variability has been increasing for global grazing lands. This map shows the changes in between-year variability: Of the total land area considered pasture in this analysis, 20 percent did not experience significant changes (in gray), while 31 percent experienced significant decreases (cool colors) and 49 percent experienced significant increases in precipitation variability (warm colors).

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<i>Nature Climate Change</i>

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