redOrbit: When the climate warmed relatively quickly about 14,700 years ago, seasonal monsoons moved southward, dropping more rain on the Earth’s oceans at the expense of tropical areas, according to climate researchers. If the same pattern occurs in the coming decades as the Earth’s temperatures rises due to climate change, the highly-populated regions of the world that depend on monsoons could face more wildfires, water shortages and lower agricultural production. In an article to be …