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A global sweep of westerlies, which has triggered severe flooding across central Europe, fused with the south-west monsoon over north India, causing the deadliest rains in decades, a top Met official ...

The Southern Hemisphere westerly winds affect the exchange of carbon dioxide between the ocean and atmosphere. Climate reconstructions from the southern mid-latitudes may reveal variability in the ...