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Distinguishing Pronounced Droughts in the Southwestern United States: Seasonality and Effects of Warmer Temperatures
- Examines seasonal differences in surface climate observations to determine how temperature and moisture conditions affected evapotranspirational demand during the pronounced Southwest droughts of the 1950s and 2000s
- Finds that climate change-driven warming have increased the severity of recent droughts in the US Southwest, particularly from 2000-2010
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