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Posted Wed Dec 31 2008: from SciDev.net: Climate change linked to decline in Asian monsoon http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1230760374 Evidence that human-induced climate change may be affecting the Asian monsoon cycle has been published by a Chinese-US team.... Records show that, before 1960, warmer years were associated with stronger monsoons, and the temperature decreased when the monsoon weakened. But the study found a reversed association after this date. "The rising temperature now leads to less precipitation, which is not a natural pattern," said Larry Edwards, geologist at the University of Minnesota and co-author of the paper, which was published in Science (November). [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, climate impacts, water issues] New!: Your Quips: nancy says: "Not natural? How goofy -- we've made it happen!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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