Freshwater deficits and heavy rainfall have been projected to intensify in a warming climate. An analysis of hydrological data suggests that past changes in wet and dry extremes were more complex than a simple amplification of existing patterns.
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Allan, R. Dichotomy of drought and deluge. Nature Geosci 7, 700–701 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2243
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