Individual records from caves and other paleo - hydroclimate proxies have implied that simultaneous drying of the Northern tropics and wetting of the Southern tropics followed Heinrich events, consistent with southward shifts of the tropical rain belts and the thermal equator. (usclivar.org)
Projections of future rainfall trends are uncertain in this region, despite projected southward shifts in the subtropical ridge and mid-latitude westerlies. (connection.ebscohost.com)
«Our new data however, contrasts with sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates that the South African climate responded in the opposite direction, with increasing rainfall, that can be associated with a globally occurring southward shift of the tropical monsoon belt.» (sciencedaily.com)