Posted on 05/03/2019 10:24:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change caused by humans could have caused droughts as far back as 1900, according to a study.
Scientists looked at data on the climate, as well as on tree rings dating back up to 900 years, giving an insight into moisture levels in soil over a long period of time.
In research published in the journal Nature, the team showed that as the amount of greenhouse gasses pumped into the atmosphere rose following the industrial revolution, droughts spiked between 1900 and 1949.
The human consequences of this, particularly drying over large parts of North America and Eurasia, are likely to be severe, the authors warned.
They said more research is needed to prove whether greenhouse gas emissions cause droughts, and to explore the interplay between this phenomenon and aerosols.
Lead author Kate Marvel, a climate modeler at Goddard and Columbia University, said: "If we don't see [droughts] coming in stronger in, say, the next 10 years, we might have to wonder whether we are right.
"But all the models are projecting that you should see unprecedented drying soon, in a lot of places."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
A dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas, in 1935:
Ouch...
That’s true.
What a load of sh*t.
So - the snow melted off Kilimanjaro decades ago and we’ve been extinct for 17 years....
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