January 17, 2007, Ancient Coral May Reveal Future of Stronger Monsoons and Harsher Droughts, by David Biello. (scientificamerican.com)
Using the sediment samples from the Qaidam Basin, Nie and Garzione show that the East Asian monsoon patterns in the late Miocene also follow similar 100,000 year cycles, with stronger monsoons peaking at 100,000 years and diminishing in the periods in between. (sciencedaily.com)
This study by Andy Roark and colleagues tested predictions that the supercontinent Pangea underwent strong monsoons, or massive seasonal changes in wind direction, during times of high sea level (i.e., interglacial) by analyzing the chemistry of fossil brachiopod shells. (sciencedaily.com)