WHEN HUMAN STARTED CHANGING THE CLIMATE
If the researchers have got it right, the pattern of increasing drought, matched elsewhere by increasing precipitation, will continue to become stronger.
“If we don’t see it coming in stronger in, say, the next 10 years, we might have to wonder whether we are right,” Dr Marvel said. “But all the models are projecting that you should see unprecedented drying soon, in a lot of places.”
And the researchers warn that the consequences for humankind, especially in North America and Eurasia, could be severe.