AUGUST 2017 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | was record low according to most of the in situ and satellite datasets. The global warmth was associated with extensive drought, surpassing most years… Click to show full abstract
AUGUST 2017 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | was record low according to most of the in situ and satellite datasets. The global warmth was associated with extensive drought, surpassing most years in the post-1950 record and strongly influenced by the El NiƱo. For any given month during 2016, 12% or more of global land was experiencing at least severe drought conditions, the longest such stretch in the record.
               
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