NERC - NSFGEO: Pliocene Lessons for the Indian Ocean Dipole (PLIOD)

Climate patterns in the Indian Ocean impact freshwater availability for over a billion people. For example, large variability in the Indian Monsoon, either drought or extreme rain, can cause crop failure and massive harm to societies that rely on monsoon rains. With ongoing and future human-caused climate change, our ability to predict what will…