Warming of hot extremes alleviated by expanding irrigation

How the effects of irrigation on the climate conditions compare to other anthropogenic forcings is not well known. Observational and model evidence show that expanding irrigation has dampened historical anthropogenic warming during hot days, an effect that is particularly strong over South Asia.

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Main Authors: Wim Thiery, Auke J. Visser, Erich M. Fischer, Mathias Hauser, Annette L. Hirsch, David M. Lawrence, Quentin Lejeune, Edouard L. Davin, Sonia I. Seneviratne
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/380a59e195714803880fb76849f23c9a
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