 The East Gobi Desert has experienced two major periods of increased precipitation since the late Pleistocene. The first occurred during the last interglacial period, MIS-5, when the region was significantly more humid than it is today. This led to the formation of lakes covering approximately 15,500 square kilometers, which expanded northwards into East China. During this time, the region was also much warmer, resulting in dustier conditions over the North Pacific. The second period of increased precipitation occurred during the mid-holocene, when the region became slightly more humid again. However, this increase was not as significant as the one seen during MIS-5, and the lakes did not expand as far north. These findings suggest that the East Asian summum and soon may have been weaker during the Middle Pleistocene. This article was authored by Hormway Lee, Jha Pingyang, Louis Antony Skuderi, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.