AGU Chapman Conference: Megadrought in Dixieland
Posted by Anna Barnett | Categories: AGU Chapman conference on Abrupt Climate Change, Anna Barnett, Palaeoclimate
A never-before-seen megadrought made an appearance this morning at the last day of the AGU Chapman Conference. Paul Aharon of the University of Alabama says his latest observations are the first to suggest that drought affected the southeastern United States from about 13,000 to 11,800 years ago – during the so-called Younger Dryas cool period. Read more
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