At the monsoon’s edge (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

At the monsoon’s edge

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Horses near Lake Dali, in Inner Mongolia. Scientists studying the lake have concluded that the size of the lake has changed dramatically over the distant past, due to changes in the climate and resulting shifts in the annual monsoon.

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Yonaton Goldsmith

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