Structural differences among models account for much of the uncertainty in projected climate
changes, at least until the mid-twenty-first century. Recent observations encompass too …

The timing and development of Holocene human occupation in the now hyperarid Sahara
has major implications for understanding links between climate change, demography and …

During the “Green Sahara” period (11,000 to 5000 years before the present), the Sahara
desert received high amounts of rainfall, supporting diverse vegetation, permanent lakes …

In the future, the Sahara and Sahelian regions could experience more rainfall than today as
a result of climate change. Wetter periods, termed African humid periods, occurred in the …

Abstract During the African Humid Period about 14,800 to 5,500 years ago, changes in
incoming solar radiation during Northern Hemisphere summers led to the large-scale …

Astronomically forced insolation changes have driven monsoon dynamics and recurrent
humid episodes in North Africa, resulting in green Sahara Periods (GSPs) with savannah …

Two interglacial epochs are included in the suite of Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison
Project (PMIP4) simulations in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The …

The timing and abruptness of the initiation and termination of the Early Holocene African
Humid Period are subjects of ongoing debate, with direct consequences for our …

The Mediterranean basin is sensitive to global sea-level changes and African monsoon
variability on orbital timescales. Both of these processes are thought to be important to the …

Abstract The West African Monsoon (WAM) is crucial for the socio-economic stability of
millions of people living in the Sahel. Severe droughts have ravaged the region in the last …