The challenge of accurately quantifying future megadrought risk in the American Southwest

Abstract American Southwest (ASW) megadroughts represent decadal‐scale periods of dry conditions the near‐term risks of which arise from natural low‐frequency hydroclimate variability and anthropogenic forcing. A large single‐climate‐model ensemble indicates that anthropogenic forcing increases near...

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Main Authors: Sloan Coats, Justin S. Mankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070445
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