The Mechanisms Behind a Megadrought (1 of 7) (IMAGE)

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The Mechanisms Behind a Megadrought (1 of 7)

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These researchers are collecting sediment cores from Lake Tanganyika. The photo is by Curt Stager. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Feb. 24, 2011, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. J. Curt Stager, at Paul Smith's College in Paul Smiths, N.Y., and colleagues was titled, "Catastrophic Drought in the Afro-Asian Monsoon Region During Heinrich Event 1.”

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