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Study Reconstructs Asia's Most Devastating Droughts
April 22, 2010
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The seasonal monsoon rains in Asia feed nearly half the world's population, and when the rains fail to come, people can go hungry, or worse. A new study of tree rings provides the most detailed record yet of at least four epic droughts that have shaken Asia over the last thousand years.
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The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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