Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …

We here review what is known about the dunefields and fluvial systems of the Kalahari
Basin in terms of geological setting and Quaternary dynamics and set out what has been …

Abstract Much of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa has been experiencing a severe
drought since 2015. This drought has had major socio-economic effects particularly on the …

Rainfall variability and changes in Southern Africa over the 20th century areexamined and
their potential links to the global warming discussed. After a shortreview of the main …

This study focuses on the interplay between mean sea level pressure (MSLP), sea surface
temperature (SST), and wind and cloudiness anomalies over the Indian Ocean in seasonal …

Interocean exchange of heat and salt around South Africa is thought to be a key link in the
maintenance of the global overturning circulation of the ocean. It takes place at the Agulhas …

Atmosphere‐ocean mechanisms of rainfall anomalies at the coast of eastern Africa are
studied using long‐term ship observations in the Indian Ocean, surface current …

Previous work has indicated the importance of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in
the Southwest Indian Ocean for rainfall variability over South Africa. Here, these links are …

An atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) is used to examine how the regional
atmospheric circulation and rainfall over southern Africa respond to a recently observed …

A review of the interannual to interdecadal variability of the southern African region and its
links with the Atlantic is given. Emphasis is placed on modes such as the Benguela Nĩno that …