Indian Monsoon (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Indian Monsoon

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Today, the Indian Ocean is characterized by uniformly warm and stable rainfall patterns liked the seasonal monsoon. New research from The University of Texas at Austin has revealed that during the last ice age the Indian Ocean drove disruptions in tropical rainfall that could be triggered again by future climate change.

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