Nature paper about temperature and mid-latitude precipitation published today!

New paper!  Our paper, published today in Nature, studies the connection between the strength of the Northern Hemisphere latitudinal temperature gradient and mid-latitude net precipitation during the Holocene: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1060-3.  The primary finding is that a weaker temperature gradient in the early Holocene is associated with reduced net precipitation in the mid-latitudes, consistent with the idea of weaker mid-latitude cyclones.  Because global climate change is currently weakening this temperature gradient through Arctic amplification, this paper is exceedingly relevant to the study of future changes.  This paper is the result of diligent effort by scientists here at Northern Arizona University (Cody Routson, Nick McKay, Darrell Kaufman, and myself) as well as co-authors at other universities (Hugues Goosse, Bryan Shuman, Jessica Rodysill, and Toby Ault).

Early press for the paper:
NAU News - "As the Arctic warms, temperate regions dry out, with likely effects on society"
CTV News - "Strong connection: Research links shrinking sea ice to less rain in south"