The South Pacific convergence zone is a region of high precipitation spanning a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean that can shift northwards and become longitudinally oriented; such extreme zonal events have severe weather and climatic impacts and are predicted to become more frequent under greenhouse warming conditions.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/more-extreme-swings-south-pacific-convergence-zone-due-greenhouse-warming
[2] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v488/n7411/full/nature11358.html
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/wenju-cai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matthieu-lengaigne
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/simon-borlace-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-pacific-ocean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino
