Simulated rainfall (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Simulated rainfall

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Rainfall simulations in the Indian Ocean under future global warming show more extreme periods of deluge and drought. According to the University of Texas-led study, the climate swings are the result of Indian Ocean El Niño and La Niña that could emerge within the 21st century if today's greenhouse warming trends continue.

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Pedro DiNezio

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