Review of meteorological drought in Africa: historical trends, impacts, mitigation measures, and prospects

B Ayugi, EO Eresanya, AO Onyango, FK Ogou… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on
historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant …

Spatial statistics techniques for SPEI and NDVI drought indices: A case study of Khuzestan Province

M Nejadrekabi, S Eslamian, MJ Zareian - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Drought is a major water resources management issue in Iran. Khuzestan Province is in a
drought state due to water shortage. Therefore, identifying areas at high risk of drought and …

Exploring climate change threats to beach tourism destinations: Application of the hazard–activity pairs methodology to South Africa

J Friedrich, J Stahl, G Hoogendoorn… - Weather, Climate, and …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Climate change poses significant threats to the sustainability of tourism economies globally.
This is particularly true for beach tourism, which is highly dependent on the mean climate …

Assessment of explainable tree-based ensemble algorithms for the enhancement of Copernicus digital elevation model in agricultural lands

C Okolie, A Adeleke, J Mills, J Smit… - … Journal of Image and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There has been a rapid evolution of tree-based ensemble algorithms which have
outperformed deep learning in several studies, thus emerging as a competitive solution for …

Spatiotemporal drought assessment using vegetation health index and standardized precipitation index over Sudano-Sahelian region of Nigeria

OY Ekundayo, EC Okogbue, FO Akinluyi… - African Geographical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Drought events were assessed using remote sensing index (Vegetation Health Index, VHI)
and meteorological index (12-month Standardized Precipitation Index, SPI-12) over the …

Modeling future (2021–2050) meteorological drought characteristics using CMIP6 climate scenarios in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

M Ngwenya, MD Simatele - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2024 - Springer
Consistent drought modelling under plausible shared socioeconomic–representative
concentration pathways (SSP–RCPs) are crucial for effectively managing future drought risk …

Assessing and map** wind erosion-prone areas in Northeastern Algeria using additive linear model, fuzzy logic, multicriteria, GIS, and remote sensing

A Mihi, A Benaradj - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Wind erosion is one of the most severe environmental problems in arid, semiarid, and dry
sub-humid regions of the planet. This paper aimed to identify areas sensitive to wind erosion …

Índices para el monitoreo de cuerpos de agua usando sensores remotos

R Hernández Lozano, NP Pavón - Acta universitaria, 2024 - scielo.org.mx
La sobreexplotación de los cuerpos de agua aunado a las sequías y el impacto del cambio
climático reducen el agua disponible para actividades humanas, lo cual genera serios …

Use of remotely sensed derived metrics to assess wetland vegetation responses to climate variability-induced drought at the Soetendalsvlei wetland system in the …

NC Ndlala, T Dube - African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Wetland vegetation plays an important role in the environmental functioning of wetlands
through the provision of ecosystem services, such as food and critical habitat for organisms …