Westerly winds have blown across central Asia for at least 42 million years
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 10:11
in Astronomy & Space
The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central Asia, setting the pattern of dryness and location of central Asian deserts, have blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years. A University of Washington geologist led a team that has discovered a surprising resilience to one of the world’s dominant weather systems. The finding could […]