Gayatri Kathayat – The Conversation

Stalagmites grow from the cave floor up as water drips down. Gayatri Kathayat

September 19, 2022

1,000‑year‑old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings reveal a history of long, deadly droughts

Gayatri Kathayat, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills

As water dripped in a remote cave, it left behind evidence of every monsoon season for a millennium. Scientists say it holds a warning for a country about to become the most populous on Earth.

Ashurbanipal, last major ruler of the Assyrian Empire, couldn’t outrun the effects of climate change. British Museum

November 13, 2019

Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo‑Assyrian Empire, superpower of the ancient world

Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Gayatri Kathayat, Xi'an Jiaotong University

What caused the rise and then collapse 2,600 years ago of this vast empire centered on Mesopotamia? Clues from a cave in northern Iraq point to abrupt climate change.

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