This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the available literature and
information on droughts to build a continental, regional and country level perspective on …

Drought is one natural disaster with the greatest impact worldwide. Southern Africa (SA) is
susceptible and vulnerable to drought due to its type of climate. In the last four decades …

This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on
historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant …

Most of the African continent is semi-arid and hence prone to extreme variations in rainfall
from year to year. The extreme droughts that have plagued the Sahel and eastern Africa are …

South Africa is prone to drought. The country recently experienced the combined effects of a
severe drought and a strong El Niño event, which led to serious impacts on livelihood …

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.
Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing …

Global Trends and Variability in Soil Moisture and Drought Characteristics, 1950–2000, from
Observation-Driven Simulations of the Terrestrial Hydrologic Cycle in: Journal of Climate …

To identify the world's severely drought-prone areas, given that the corresponding ground
area for a 0.5-degree grid in different latitudes is different, we proposed a more precise …

Using observation-driven simulations of global terrestrial hydrology and a cluster algorithm
that searches for spatially connected regions of soil moisture, the authors identified 296 …

Soil moisture is considered to be a key variable to assess crop and drought conditions.
However, readily available soil moisture datasets developed for monitoring agricultural …