Timing of the first emergence (TFE) of consecutive unprecedented regional drought conditions. (IMAGE)

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Timing of the first emergence (TFE) of consecutive unprecedented regional drought conditions.

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Timing of the first onset of consecutive exceedance equal to or more than five years compared to the historical maximum value (TFE5) under low (RCP2.6) and high (RCP8.5) greenhouse gas concentration scenarios in the 59 regions.

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Satoh et al. 2022 NatCommns (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30729-2)

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