[HTML][HTML] The greening of the Sahara: Past changes and future implications

FSR Pausata, M Gaetani, G Messori, A Berg… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
In the future, the Sahara and Sahelian regions could experience more rainfall than today as
a result of climate change. Wetter periods, termed African humid periods, occurred in the …

Northward extension of the East Asian summer monsoon during the mid-Holocene

J Piao, W Chen, L Wang, FSR Pausata… - Global and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Previous studies based on multiple paleoclimate archives suggested that during the mid-
Holocene (MH,~ 6000 years before present day), the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) …

Deciphering local and regional hydroclimate resolves contradicting evidence on the Asian monsoon evolution

A Wolf, V Ersek, T Braun, AD French, D McGee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The winter and summer monsoons in Southeast Asia are important but highly variable
sources of rainfall. Current understanding of the winter monsoon is limited by conflicting …

End of Green Sahara amplified mid-to late Holocene megadroughts in mainland Southeast Asia

ML Griffiths, KR Johnson, FSR Pausata… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Between 5 and 4 thousand years ago, crippling megadroughts led to the disruption of
ancient civilizations across parts of Africa and Asia, yet the extent of these climate extremes …

Long-term projection of future climate change over the twenty-first century in the Sahara region in Africa under four Shared Socio-Economic Pathways scenarios

Q Guo, Z He, Z Wang - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Climate change affects air quality and people's health. Therefore, accurate prediction of
future climate change is of great significance for human beings to better adapt and mitigate …

The end of the African humid period as seen by a transient comprehensive Earth system model simulation of the last 8000 years

A Dallmeyer, M Claussen, SJ Lorenz… - Climate of the …, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
Enhanced summer insolation during the early and mid-Holocene drove increased
precipitation and widespread expansion of vegetation across the Sahara during the African …

Feedbacks of soil properties on vegetation during the Green Sahara period

W Chen, P Ciais, D Zhu, A Ducharne, N Viovy… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the early to middle Holocene, the Sahara received enhanced precipitation and was
covered by steppe-like vegetation with a large-scale hydrographic network of lakes …

Drivers of the evolution and amplitude of African Humid Periods

L Menviel, A Govin, A Avenas, KJ Meissner… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
During orbital precession minima, the Sahara was humid and more vegetated, providing
potential corridors for Hominins migration. Uncertainties remain over the climatic processes …

Northern Hemisphere land monsoon precipitation increased by the Green Sahara during middle Holocene

W Sun, B Wang, Q Zhang, FSR Pausata… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in land cover and dust emission may significantly influence the Northern
Hemisphere land monsoon precipitation (NHLMP), but observations are too short to fully …

Changes in Sahel summer rainfall in a global warming climate: Contrasting the mid-Pliocene and future regional hydrological cycles

Z Han, G Li, Q Zhang - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
The evolution of Sahel summer rainfall in the context of global warming is a severe socio-
economic concern because of its widespread influences on local agriculture, water resource …