Yan-Ning Kuo
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Yan-Ning Kuo
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Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University studying Earth’s regional hydroclimate

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🌵 The Southwest is drying out — but why?
Kuo et al. (2025) explores the drivers of Southwestern US precipitation decline, including aerosols and tropical ocean warming.
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Drivers of the Southwestern US precipitation decline | US CLIVAR
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October 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Yan-Ning Kuo
In July, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation hit its lowest monthly value in **171 years** of data. The current string of negative readings is the longest on record.

How does this related to major research just out on climate change and prolonged SW US drought? 1/4

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August 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM