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Published online 19 March 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040315-12
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Dust bowl caused by ocean highs and lows
Sea temperatures linked to 1930s US drought.
Thedevastating US drought of the 1930s was caused by unusual sea surface temperatures, according to new climate research. The work could help predict future dry spells, and demonstrates that tiny changes in ocean temperature can have a massive impact on the land.
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