The 4.2 ka event at the Mid-to Late-Holocene transition is often regarded as one of the
largest and best documented abrupt climate disturbances of the Holocene. The event is …

Southern Africa is among the regions facing the impacts of weather-related extremes (eg,
droughts, floods and heatwaves). In this study we investigate the spatial and temporal …

Dry spell frequency and wet day occurrence during the summer rainy season across
southern Africa are examined using daily rainfall for 1982–2019. Evidence shows two sharp …

Drought is a slow onset, recurring and inevitable feature of South Africa's climate. This
research deconstructs the meteorological processes underlying drought and its impacts on …

Moisture sources and pathways over the Limpopo River Basin (LRB) in southern Africa were
identified using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are becoming more frequent and intense around the world
leading to long-term impacts on ecosystems and subsequent socioeconomic consequences …

The need to assess major infrastructure performance under a changing climate is widely
recognized yet rarely practiced, particularly in rapidly growing African economies. Here, we …

This book explores the nature of climate change in southern Africa, its impacts on tourism
and the resilience, adaptation and governance needs in various tourism operations and …

Using 38 years of ERA-Interim reanalyses, this study examines the flow and associated
moisture fluxes induced by ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones over South Africa. The …

This study updates knowledge on climate evolution in Madagascar from 1950 to 2018.
Changes were analyzed using annual and seasonal climate indices at regional and station …