- December 1, 2020
Guest post: Why climate change will cause more ‘strong’ Indian Ocean Dipole events
DR. Wenju Cai, Dr. Kai Yang, and Dr. Benjamin Ng
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The climate phenomenon known as the Indian ocean dipole (IOD) describes a periodic shift in sea surface temperatures in opposite sides of the Indian Ocean and in recent years has been linked to drier-than-normal conditions in Australia as well as widespread heavy rainfall in East Africa and India.