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November 7, 2008
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Asian monsoons, Northern Hemisphere temperatures and alpine glacier data are compared.
Asian monsoons, Northern Hemisphere temperatures and alpine glacier data across 1,800 years are compared.
Credit: Adapted from Zhang, Pingzhong et al., Science, 11/7/2008 by Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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