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Two maps that show the pre-monsoon precipitation and monsoon precipitation.
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Source of Precipitation Moisture Feeding Himalayan Rivers

by Tissa Illangasekare 17 February 202314 March 2023

Isotope study showing the partitioning of moisture into snow, ice, and groundwater allows an understanding of the relative contribution to river flow to show where Himalayan river water comes from.

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A Drier or Wetter Future for Southwestern North America?

by Susan Trumbore 31 December 202217 February 2023

Bhattacharya et al. present evidence that expansion of the North American Monsoon explains a wetter southwest in the mid-Pliocene and suggest this mechanism can explain current monsoon variations.

Detailed image of stalagmite in India’s Mawmluh cave
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Stalagmites Show Evidence of Prolonged Droughts in India

by Nancy Averett 24 October 202224 October 2022

A new study using oxygen isotopes reconstructs a prolonged record of India’s summer monsoons, showing much greater variability than modern data sets.

Three images showing the study area from different perspectives.
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Probing the Sedimentology of a Continental Megathrust

by Peter van der Beek 6 September 202222 December 2022

Detailed analysis of sediments covering the Main Frontal Thrust in Nepal show how climate-driven baselevel changes affect sedimentation and should be considered when inferring thrust activity.

Irrigated fields in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir
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Irrigation in Indo-Gangetic Plain Has Little Impact on Heat Stress

by Rishika Pardikar 30 August 20223 October 2022

Irrigation-related cooling during summer months is overestimated by roughly 5 times, highlighting the need for climate models to accurately reflect local agricultural practices.

Monsoonal rainfall in Manipal, Western Ghats.
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A Community-Led Landslide Prediction System in India

by Rishika Pardikar 7 June 20227 June 2022

In a first-of-its-kind disaster prevention initiative, a meteorology-based landslide prediction system was developed as a crowdsourced science effort.

A view of a swamp on Rishiri Island, with trees and water in the foreground and a snowy mountain in the background
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Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

by Rebecca Dzombak 5 May 2022

New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.

Rain clouds hang over a valley in Uttarakhand, India.
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Higher Sea Surface Temperatures Could Lead to a Weaker Monsoon

by T. V. Padma 6 April 202226 October 2022

Most climate models predict that the South Asian monsoon will strengthen with climate change, but new research indicates warmer ocean temperatures may lead to a drier phenomenon.

A river in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
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Tree Rings Reveal a Puzzling Trend in Monsoon Intensity

by Saima May Sidik 31 March 202221 July 2022

Tree rings confirm that in northern Australia, the past 40 years have experienced more rain than any similar length of time in the past 600 years.

A dam impounds a large reservoir (background) as seen from a stone fort (foreground).
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A Monsoon-Filled Reservoir Might Have Nudged a Fault to Fail

by Maria Rose 16 December 202116 December 2021

New research examines whether a sudden increase in water loading in Pakistan’s Mangla Dam might have been connected to the 2019 New Mirpur earthquake.

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