Ancient Arabia Was a Savannah: New Study Reveals Rainfall Was 5 Times Greater Just 400 Years Ago

As the Middle East undergoes rapid urbanization, the significant variability in Late Holocene rainfall must be factored into plans for flash flood preparedness and projections of future hydroclimate changes. A new study reconstructing extreme rainfall patterns in Arabia reveals that the region experienced rainfall five times more intense just 400 years ago than it does [...]

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