[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of extreme precipitation climate indices and their projected changes for Brazil: From CMIP3 to CMIP6

FJ de Medeiros, CP de Oliveira, A Avila-Diaz - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme events usually cause numerous economic and social losses, especially in
vulnerable countries, such as Brazil. Understanding whether the evolution of Earth System …

Projected changes in extreme rainfall and temperature events and possible implications for Cameroon's socio‐economic sectors

AT Tamoffo, T Weber, AA Akinsanola… - Meteorological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme events like flooding, droughts and heatwave are among the factors causing huge
socio‐economic losses to Cameroonians. Investigating the potential response of rainfall and …

Projected changes in extreme climate events over Africa under 1.5° C, 2.0° C and 3.0° C global warming levels based on CMIP6 projections

BO Ayugi, ES Chung, H Zhu, OM Ogega… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global warming is projected to persist throughout the entire century if effective
mitigation measures are not put in place. The warming is associated with occurrence of …

[HTML][HTML] Future climate or land use? Attribution of changes in surface runoff in a typical Sahelian landscape

R Yonaba, LA Mounirou… - Comptes …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
In this study, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is used to assess changes
in surface runoff between the baseline (1995–2014) and future (2031–2050) periods in the …

Projected impact of increased global warming on heat stress and exposed population over Africa

TC Fotso‐Nguemo, T Weber, A Diedhiou… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the impact of increased global warming on heat stress changes and
the potential number of people exposed to heat risks over Africa. For this purpose a heat …

Shifting climate zones and expanding tropical and arid climate regions across Kenya (1980–2020)

TJ Lawrence, JM Vilbig, G Kangogo, EM Fèvre… - Regional Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Human-induced climate change significantly alters the spatiotemporal characteristics of
climate zones, which drives agricultural land use and ecosystem change. However, the …

Projected changes in population exposure to extreme precipitation events over Central Africa under the global warming levels of 1.5° C and 2° C: insights from CMIP6 …

Z Ngavom, TC Fotso-Nguemo, DA Vondou… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2024 - Springer
Assessing the impacts of limiting the Global Warming Level (GWL) of 1.5–2° C is crucial for
strengthening adaptation to climate change in Central Africa. This study uses an ensemble …

Observed flash drought to persist in future over southern Africa

BO Ayugi, I Ullah, ES Chung - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Southern Africa has experienced multiple occurrences of drought episodes, which is
projected to persist in the future, considering all climate scenarios. Despite the documented …

Spatiotemporal variability of drought and affected croplands in the horn of Africa

AA Alasow, MM Hamed, S Shahid - Stochastic Environmental Research …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Horn of Africa (HOA) is frequently plagued by severe droughts, significantly
affecting food security, particularly in less developed and rapidly population-growing …

[HTML][HTML] Increased population exposures to extreme precipitation in Central Asia under 1.5℃ and 2℃ global warming scenarios

W Wei, S Zou, W Duan, Y Chen, S Li, T Sayama… - Geography and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increase in extreme precipitation (EP) may pose a serious threat to the health and safety
of population in arid and semi-arid regions. The current research on the impact of EP on …