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Why a wetter Tibetan Plateau still faces 'hot-dry' extremes: The roles of ENSO and the North Atlantic
Since the 1950s, the Tibetan Plateau has experienced pronounced warming and wetting. However, an overall shift toward wetter conditions does not necessarily mean that drought risk has diminished.
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Since the 1950s, the Tibetan Plateau has warmed and received more precipitation overall. Despite this wetter trend, the region has seen an increase in compound hot‑dry events, where high temperatures and drought occur together. These combined conditions have become a growing climate risk across the plateau, indicating that higher rainfall does not automatically reduce drought vulnerability.
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