Irreversible Hotter and Drier Climate over Inner East Asia (image)

Utah State University

Caption

Tree-ring data from Siberian larch and other tree species show that heatwaves and soil drying of the Mongolian Plateau have accelerated in the past two decades. The region's climate regime is at a tipping point which has implications for Mongolia and the Northern Hemisphere.

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Ken Shono, Unsplash

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