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June 28, 2013

Climate tug of war disrupting Australian atmospheric circulation patterns
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 28, 2013
The study, in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, demonstrates that mid-latitude high pressure zones (30oS-45oS) are being pushed further into the Southern Ocean by rising global temperatures associated with greenhouse warming. This is despite more frequent occurrences of strong El Ninos in recent decades, which should have drawn the high pressure zones in the opposite direction toward the equator. "What we are seeing," says study lead author, Mr Guojian Wang "is a 'tug of war' between st ... read more

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