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News Release 14-165
Increasing greenhouse gases linked to rains over Africa thousands of years ago
Past may be prologue for climate in Africa
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Rains over Africa today; in the past, increasing greenhouse gases led to the African Humid Period.
Credit: NASA
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The researchers focused their work on African regions including the present-day Sahel.
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Lake Yoa in Chad has existed since the African Humid Period; its sediments contain climate clues.
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The scientists also studied southeastern equatorial Africa, including Burundi.
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Forested areas in countries such as Rwanda were part of the region under study.
Credit: United Nations
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