Cave stalagmites document global patterns in monsoon rainfall over the past 450,000 years

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03285-8 A 450,000-year stalagmite record of rainfall in the Amazon Basin , combined with existing Asian records, shows that the global monsoon system has oscillated regularly, strengthening in one hemisphere while weakening in the…

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