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Published online 31 January 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030127-11
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Drought due to warmer tropical oceans
Jet-stream shift may have caused 1998 to 2002 dry spell.
The drought that gripped the United States, southern Europe and Southwest Asia between 1998 and 2002 was linked to ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans, new research suggests1. Understanding the connection could help to forecast future dry spells.
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