News release: Newly identified ‘landfalling droughts’ start over ocean
Stanford scientists have identified a new kind of “landfalling drought” … that can potentially be predicted before it impacts people and ecosystems on land. … They found that droughts that make landfall in the region have been associated with certain atmospheric pressure patterns that reduce moisture, similar to the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” pattern that was one of the primary causes of the 2012-2017 California Drought.