The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central Asia,setting the sample of dryness and location of central Asian deserts, occupy blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years.
A University of Washington geologist led a team that has discovered a surprising resilience to one of the world's dominant weather systems. The finding could help long-term climate forecasts, and since it suggests these winds are likely to persist through radical climate shifts.
Source: phys.org