Sentences with phrase «dry climate phases»

The study predicts that a continuation of these trends will likely exacerbate regional drought - induced disturbances, especially during regional dry climate phases associated with strong El Nino events.

Warmer, drier climate phases can particularly increase fire risk when they follow cooler, wetter conditions that increase fire fuel availability via increased vegetation growth and reduced fire activity (Heyerdahl et al. 2008).

Not exact matches

The recurring wave pattern of intense rain and thunderstorms, followed by a dry phase as the force moves across the cooler Pacific Ocean occurs every 30 - 60 days, giving this atmospheric wave its unique stamp on the climate.

Tierney and her colleagues found that around 70,000 years ago, climate in the Horn of Africa shifted from a wet phase called «Green Sahara» to even drier than the region is now.

The seasonal climate may relate to changes in the ocean circulation pattern prior to 4.6 Ma that resulted in an increased temperature and atmospheric pressure gradient between the east coast of North America and the Atlantic Ocean, but this climate phase seems to be only a temporary condition, as underlying and overlying sediment are both consistent with drier conditions.