Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation

F Engelbrecht, J Adegoke, MJ Bopape… - Environmental …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
An analysis of observed trends in African annual-average near-surface temperatures over
the lastfive decades reveals drastic increases, particularly over parts of the subtropics and …

Changes in African temperature and precipitation associated with degrees of global warming

R James, R Washington - Climatic change, 2013 - Springer
For almost two decades, politicians have been negotiating temperature limits to which
anthropogenic global warming should be restricted, and 2° C has emerged as benchmark …

Consequences of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa

WP Mba, GNT Longandjo… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Discriminating climate impacts between 1.5 C and 2 C warming levels is particularly
important for Central Africa, a vulnerable region where multiple biophysical, political, and …

Record-breaking climate extremes in Africa under stabilized 1.5 C and 2 C global warming scenarios

S Nangombe, T Zhou, W Zhang, B Wu, S Hu… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Anthropogenic forcing is anticipated to increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme
events, the impacts of which will be particularly hard-felt in already vulnerable locations such …

Projected climate over the Greater Horn of Africa under 1.5 C and 2 C global warming

S Osima, VS Indasi, M Zaroug, HS Endris… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the potential effect of global warming levels (GWLs) of 1.5 C and 2 C above pre-
industrial levels (1861− 1890) on mean temperature and precipitation as well as intra …

Climate trends in southern Africa

MR Jury - South African Journal of Science, 2013 - journals.co.za
The observed and projected changes in the climate of southern Africa in the period 1900–
2100 were analysed. Ten observed, reanalysed and model-simulated climate data sets …

[HTML][HTML] Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in Africa under global warming. Part II: East Africa

ME Shongwe, GJ Van Oldenborgh… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Projected Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation in Africa under Global Warming. Part II:
East Africa in: Journal of Climate Volume 24 Issue 14 (2011) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Northern African climate at the end of the twenty-first century: an integrated application of regional and global climate models

CM Patricola, KH Cook - Climate Dynamics, 2010 - Springer
A method for simulating future climate on regional space scales is developed and applied to
northern Africa. Simulation with a regional model allows for the horizontal resolution needed …

Reconciling theory with the reality of African heatwaves

LJ Harrington, FEL Otto - Nature Climate Change, 2020 - nature.com
Extreme weather damage databases report no significant heatwave impacts in sub-Saharan
Africa since 1900, yet the region has experienced a number of heatwaves and will be …

Climate change over West Africa: Recent trends and future projections

MB Sylla, PM Nikiema, P Gibba, I Kebe… - Adaptation to climate …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The West African climate has evolved in recent decades to respond to elevated
anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing. An assessment of its recent trends and future …