In southern Africa, the connections between climate and the water–energy–food nexus are
strong. Physical and socioeconomic exposure to climate is high in many areas and in crucial …

Weather and climate services (WCS) are expected to improve the capacity of Africa's
agricultural sector to manage the risks of climate variability and change. Despite this, a lack …

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 …

Observed trends in seasonal and annual total rainfall, number of rain days and daily
maximum and minimum temperature were calculated for a number of stations in South Africa …

Evidence is provided of the successful application of a single atmospheric model code at
time scales ranging from short-range weather forecasting through to projections of future …

The recent 2015/16 summer rainfall season in the terrestrial Southern African Development
Community (SADC) region appears to be the most severe since the droughts of the early …

Abstract The Eastern Cape Province, and in particular, it's interior western Karoo region, has
long been subject to periodic droughts, with significant implications for it's agricultural sector …

The predictability of droughts in China was investigated using a series of statistical, dynamic
and hybrid models. The results indicate that, statistical models exhibit better skill in …

This study evaluates the capability of regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating the link
between El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Southern African droughts. It uses the …

We study the ability of 24 ocean atmosphere global coupled models from the Coupled
Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) to reproduce the teleconnections between El Niño …