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Global Warming to Triple Frequency Drought, Floods Along Indian Ocean
2014-06-11 22:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The frequency of extreme forms of a climate cycle that can cause devastating droughts and flood events from Indonesia to India to Kenya, may triple in the coming decades, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study, published in the journal Nature, ties manmade global warming to shifts in the behavior of a naturally-occurring climate cycle, known as the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Like the Pacific Ocean, which gives rise to El Nio and La Nia events, the Indian Ocean has its own inherent...
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