Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Droughts are one of the most devastating natural hazards faced by the United States today.
Severe droughts of the twentieth century have had large impacts on economies, society, and …

干旱是世界上危害最广泛, 最严重的自然灾害之一. 中国地处典型季风气候区,
干旱灾害的影响尤为突出. 国际上对干旱问题已经进行了大量研究, 逐渐由对干旱的定性和表象 …

Analyses of 50-yr NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data reveal remarkably different interannual
variability between the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and western North Pacific summer …

Variations of the East Asian Jet Stream and Asian–Pacific–American Winter Climate Anomalies
in: Journal of Climate Volume 15 Issue 3 (2002) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Present work uses 1979–2005 monthly observational data to study the impacts of El Niño
Modoki on dry/wet conditions in the Pacific rim during boreal summer. The El Niño Modoki …

During the 1930s, the United States experienced one of the most devastating droughts of the
past century. The drought affected almost two-thirds of the country and parts of Mexico and …

Long-Term Trends in Extreme Precipitation Events over the Conterminous United States and
Canada in: Journal of Climate Volume 12 Issue 8 (1999) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

We review teleconnections within the atmosphere and ocean, their dynamics and their role
in coupled climate variability. We concentrate on teleconnections in the latitudinal direction …

Precipitation over the contiguous United States exhibits large multi-decadal oscillations
since the early twentieth century, and they often lead to dry (eg, 1946–1976 and 1999 …