Dry Spells Spelled Trouble in Ancient China

Such weakening accompanied the fall of three dynasties and now could be lessening precipitation in northern China.

U of Minnesota researchers uncover surprising effects of climate patterns in ancient China

Did weakening of Asian monsoons cause fall of Chinese dynasties? University of Minnesota geology and geophysics researchers, along with their colleagues from China, have uncovered surprising effects of climate ...

Lack Of Rainfall Could Have Contributed To Fall Of China's Dynasties

Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of the summer Asian ...

U of M geology researchers uncover surprising effects of climate patterns in ancient China

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL -- University of Minnesota geology and geophysics researchers, along with their colleagues from China, have uncovered surprising effects of climate patterns on social upheaval and the ...

Dry Spells May Have Led To Fall Of Asian Dynasties

A new study suggests the demise of some of China's ruling dynasties may have been linked to changes in the strength of monsoon rains.

Weakening of summer monsoons to blame

Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of the summer Asian ...

Ancient China: Lack Of Rainfall Could Have Contributed To Social Upheaval And Fall Of Dynasties

Such weakening accompanied the fall of three dynasties and now could be lessening precipitation in northern China.

Ohio State facility holds eons of atmospheric history

Scott Hall on Ohio State University's west campus is an unlikely place to find some of the world's top climate-change research.

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Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D. Research Professor of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia, U.S. Global Warming: Some Convenient Facts MONDAY - MARCH 3, 2008 7:00 - 8:30 A.M. BREAKFAST Robert Balling, Ph.D. ...

Borehole data on paleoclimatology - boring, no

The map here is from NOAA Paleoclimatology , which is the study of past climate, for times prior to instrumental weather measurements.