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Nature 434, 830-833 (14 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434830a; Published online 13 April 2005

Climate change:  Water cycle shifts gear

Thomas F. Stocker1 & Christoph C. Raible1

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Various studies indicate that the hydrological cycle is speeding up at high northern latitudes. The resulting increase in freshwater flow into the Arctic Ocean is predicted to have long-range effects.

Discussions of global climate change tend to focus on increasing surface temperatures. By contrast, changes in the water cycle — precipitation, evaporation and river discharge — have received little attention.

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