Pacific Ocean Winds (IMAGE)

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Pacific Ocean Winds

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In the equatorial atolls of western Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, a coral record has revealed the importance of Pacific winds on global temperatures. New research has found that weak trade winds from 1910-1940 caused an increase in warming, while stronger winds 1940-1970 led to temperatures leveling off.

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Photo courtesy of J. Warren Beck

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