Agriculture in West Africa in the twenty-first century: climate change and impacts scenarios, and potential for adaptation
West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for crops in West Africa: a systematic review
Abstract Agriculture in West Africa faces the challenge of meeting the rising demand for food
as national incomes and populations increase while production becomes more uncertain …
as national incomes and populations increase while production becomes more uncertain …
Climate models predict increasing temperature variability in poor countries
Extreme events such as heat waves are among the most challenging aspects of climate
change for societies. We show that climate models consistently project increases in …
change for societies. We show that climate models consistently project increases in …
On the key role of droughts in the dynamics of summer fires in Mediterranean Europe
Summer fires frequently rage across Mediterranean Europe, often intensified by high
temperatures and droughts. According to the state-of-the-art regional fire risk projections, in …
temperatures and droughts. According to the state-of-the-art regional fire risk projections, in …
Water scarcity down to earth surface in a Mediterranean climate: The extreme future of soil moisture in Portugal
PMM Soares, DCA Lima - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change constitutes a major threat for all the Mediterranean countries due to the
combination of large precipitation reductions and temperature increases and the higher …
combination of large precipitation reductions and temperature increases and the higher …
Decreasing fires in mediterranean Europe
Forest fires are a serious environmental hazard in southern Europe. Quantitative
assessment of recent trends in fire statistics is important for assessing the possible shifts …
assessment of recent trends in fire statistics is important for assessing the possible shifts …
[HTML][HTML] Implications of climate change on landslide hazard in Central Italy
The relation between climate change and its potential effects on the stability of slopes
remains an open issue. For rainfall induced landslides, the point consists in determining the …
remains an open issue. For rainfall induced landslides, the point consists in determining the …
Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events
RA Kock, M Orynbayev, S Robinson, S Zuther… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
In 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 3 weeks in central Kazakhstan. The
proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by the bacterium …
proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by the bacterium …
Future climate change hotspots under different 21st century warming scenarios
Identifying climate change hotspot regions is critical for planning effective mitigation and
adaptation activities. We use standard Euclidean distance (SED) to calculate integrated …
adaptation activities. We use standard Euclidean distance (SED) to calculate integrated …
Changes in concurrent precipitation and temperature extremes over the Asian monsoon region: observation and projection
L Xu, T Zhang, W Yu, S Yang - Environmental Research Letters, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Concurrent precipitation and temperature extremes exert amplified impacts on the
ecosystems and human society; however, they have not been well documented over the …
ecosystems and human society; however, they have not been well documented over the …