The 'westerlies-dominated climatic regime'(WDCR) in the present interglacial period was
proposed because precipitation/moisture variations between arid central Asia and mid …

Numerous studies of changes in the climate, vegetation and landscape responses of the
Tibetan Plateau (TP) during the Holocene have been published in recent decades …

Europe's recent summer droughts have had devastating ecological and economic
consequences, but the severity and cause of these extremes remain unclear. Here we …

Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the
most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites …

The Holocene is probably the most intensively studied series/epoch within the geological
record, and embodies a wide array of geomorphological, climatic, biotic and archaeological …

The lack of a precisely-dated, unequivocal climate proxy from northern China, where
precipitation variability is traditionally considered as an East Asian summer monsoon …

In the fourteenth century the Old World witnessed a series of profound and abrupt changes
in the trajectory of long-established historical trends. Transcontinental networks of exchange …

Rainfall on Earth is most intense in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a narrow belt
of clouds centred on average around six degrees north of the Equator. The mean position of …

The Indian summer monsoon is an integral part of the global climate system. As its seasonal
rainfall plays a crucial role in India's agriculture and shapes many other aspects of life, it …