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 …

Abstract The Middle East and southwest Asia are a region that is water stressed, societally
vulnerable, and prone to severe droughts. Large-scale climate variability, particularly La …

The “long rains” season of East Africa has recently experienced a series of devastating
droughts, whereas the majority of climate models predict increasing rainfall for the coming …

On a planet with a population of more than 7 billion, how do we identify the millions of
drought-afflicted people who face a real threat of livelihood disruption or death without …

Drought affects virtually every region of the world, and potential shifts in its character in a
changing climate are a major concern. This article presents a synthesis of current …

Observations and sea surface temperature (SST)-forced ECHAM5 simulations are examined
to study the seasonal cycle of eastern Africa rainfall and its SST sensitivity during 1979 …

Accurate representations of mean climate conditions, especially in areas of complex terrain,
are an important part of environmental monitoring systems. As high-resolution satellite …

One of the primary sources of predictability for seasonal hydroclimate forecasts are sea
surface temperatures (SSTs) in the tropical Pacific, including El Niño–Southern Oscillation …

During and after recent La Niña events, the decline of the eastern East African (EA) March‐
April‐May (MAM) rains has set the stage for life‐threatening sequential October‐November …

The occurrence frequency of drought has intensified with the unprecedented effect of global
warming. Knowledge about the spatiotemporal distributions of droughts and their trends is …