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The Indian and Pacific Oceans Are Falling Out of Sync

For centuries, climate changes in the Indian Ocean closely followed the Pacific, but that relationship is now weakening. Over the past 400 years, climate conditions in the tropical Indian Ocean generally changed along with those in the Pacific.

The Indian and Pacific Oceans Are Falling Out of Sync

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For centuries, climate changes in the Indian Ocean closely followed the Pacific, but that relationship is now weakening.

Over the past 400 years, climate conditions in the tropical Indian Ocean generally changed along with those in the Pacific.

In other words, shifts in Pacific climate have historically had a strong influence on what happens in [...]

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For centuries, climate changes in the Indian Ocean closely followed the Pacific, but that relationship is now weakening. Over the past 400 years, climate conditions in the tropical Indian Ocean generally changed along with those in the Pacific. In other words, shifts in Pacific climate have historically had a strong influence on what happens in [...]

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