Science Source
EEE 2018: Quantifying Human-Induced Temperature Impacts on the 2018 United States Four Corners Hydrologic and Agro-Pastoral Drought
Main finding:
Human-induced (HI) warming increased Four Corners’ vapor pressure deficits and reduced the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index by ~18%–30%. Without HI warming, March snow water equivalent would have been ~20% higher.
Larger report:
EEE 2018 = Explaining Extreme Events of 2017 from a Climate Perspective
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