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The Extraordinary California Drought of 2013-2014: Character, Context, and the Role of Climate Change

Summary/Abstract

California’s driest 12-month period on record occurred during 2013/14, and while global warming likely increased the probability of certain large-scale atmospheric conditions, implications for very low precipitation in California remain uncertain.

Daniel L. Swain et al., The Extraordinary California Drought of 2013-2014: Character, Context, and the Role of Climate Change, 95 BULL. AM. METEOROLOGICAL SOC’Y (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT) S3, S7 (2014)

Link to Full Article
September 2014
Daniel L. Swain, Michael Tsiang, Matz Haugen, Deepti Singh, Allison Charland, Bala Rajaratnam, Noah S. Diffenbaugh
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Peer-reviewed Study
California, North America, United States
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