The measurement and simulation of water vapor isotopic composition has matured rapidly
over the last decade, with long‐term data sets and comprehensive modeling capabilities …

Molecular organic geochemical proxies are increasingly being utilized to reconstruct past
environmental conditions as new tools continue to be discovered and developed. To date …

During the “Green Sahara” period (11,000 to 5000 years before the present), the Sahara
desert received high amounts of rainfall, supporting diverse vegetation, permanent lakes …

The recent decades-long decline in East African rainfall suggests that multidecadal
variability is an important component of the climate of this vulnerable region. Prior work …

East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …

The recent decline in Horn of Africa rainfall during the March–May “long rains” season has
fomented drought and famine, threatening food security in an already vulnerable region …

The timing and abruptness of the initiation and termination of the Early Holocene African
Humid Period are subjects of ongoing debate, with direct consequences for our …

Evidence for climatic change across the North American Monsoon (NAM) and adjacent
areas is reviewed, drawing on continental and marine records and the application of climate …

During the last deglaciation, wetter conditions developed abruptly~ 14,700 years ago in
southeastern equatorial and northern Africa and continued into the Holocene. Explaining the …

The distribution of isoprenoid and branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids
was studied in the sedimentary record of Lake Challa, a permanently stratified, partly anoxic …