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 …

Africa is widely held to be highly vulnerable to future climate change and Ethiopia is often
cited as one of the most extreme examples. With this in mind we seek to identify entry points …

Examining the spatiotemporal dynamics of meteorological variables in the context of
changing climate, particularly in countries where rainfed agriculture is predominant, is vital …

Abstract The Climate Hazards group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) dataset
builds on previous approaches to 'smart'interpolation techniques and high resolution, long …

Urban green infrastructure can to a certain extent mitigate urban warming. However, the
cooling effect of plants varies with space, time and plant-specific properties. To contribute to …

In 2011, drought in the Horn of Africa again made news headlines. This study aims to
quantify the meteorological component of this and other drought episodes in Ethiopia since …

Highlights•The Spatio-temporal trend was investigated based on seasonal and annual
rainfall data.•Temporal trends were identified using ITA and Mann-Kendall methods.•Rainfall …

Recent special reports on climate extremes have shown evidences of changes in the
patterns of climate extremes at global, regional and local scales. Understanding the …

The landuse/cover changes in the Ethiopian highlands have significantly increased the
variability of runoff and sediment fluxes of the Blue Nile River during the last few decades …

The aim of this study is to characterise rainfall variability and trend in the drought-prone
Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia using standard rainfall statistical descriptors. A review of …