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Seasonal rain changes

The effects of climate change on the extremes of rainfall and the associated floods and droughts have been well documented. Analysis now provides evidence that rainfall seasonality is also changing in some parts of the tropics, which has important implications for ecological as well as human systems.

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Kumar, P. Seasonal rain changes. Nature Clim Change 3, 783–784 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1996

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