Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability
PI Palmer, CM Wainwright, B Dong… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Eastern Africa exhibits bimodal rainfall consisting of long rains (March–May) and short rains
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …
Water resources in Africa under global change: monitoring surface waters from space
The African continent hosts some of the largest freshwater systems worldwide, characterized
by a large distribution and variability of surface waters that play a key role in the water …
by a large distribution and variability of surface waters that play a key role in the water …
Changing state of the climate system
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather impacts of climate change: an attribution perspective
Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
Twenty‐first century drought projections in the CMIP6 forcing scenarios
There is strong evidence that climate change will increase drought risk and severity, but
these conclusions depend on the regions, seasons, and drought metrics being considered …
these conclusions depend on the regions, seasons, and drought metrics being considered …
Human influence on the climate system (Chapter 3)
The AR5 concluded that human influence on the climate system is clear, evident from
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …
Droughts in East Africa: Causes, impacts and resilience
East Africa (EA) has been the primary focus for various drought studies in recent years.
However, a comprehensive analysis of droughts, including their evolution, complexity, social …
However, a comprehensive analysis of droughts, including their evolution, complexity, social …
Climate change and drought: From past to future
Drought is a complex and multivariate phenomenon influenced by diverse physical and
biological processes. Such complexity precludes simplistic explanations of cause and effect …
biological processes. Such complexity precludes simplistic explanations of cause and effect …
[HTML][HTML] The climate hazards infrared precipitation with stations—a new environmental record for monitoring extremes
Abstract The Climate Hazards group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) dataset
builds on previous approaches to 'smart'interpolation techniques and high resolution, long …
builds on previous approaches to 'smart'interpolation techniques and high resolution, long …
Climate and climatic variability of rainfall over eastern Africa
SE Nicholson - Reviews of Geophysics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review examines several aspects of the climate of eastern Africa. The climatic
commonality throughout the region is the frequent occurrence of drought severe enough to …
commonality throughout the region is the frequent occurrence of drought severe enough to …