Hydroclimate variability in the Madagascar and Southeast African summer monsoons at the Mid-to Late-Holocene transition

N Scroxton, SJ Burns, D McGee, LR Godfrey… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The 4.2 ka event at the Mid-to Late-Holocene transition is often regarded as one of the
largest and best documented abrupt climate disturbances of the Holocene. The event is …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the variability of heatwave characteristics in southern Africa

A Meque, I Pinto, G Maúre, A Beleza - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2022 - Elsevier
Southern Africa is among the regions facing the impacts of weather-related extremes (eg,
droughts, floods and heatwaves). In this study we investigate the spatial and temporal …

Dry spells, wet days, and their trends across Southern Africa during the summer rainy season

W Thoithi, RC Blamey… - Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dry spell frequency and wet day occurrence during the summer rainy season across
southern Africa are examined using daily rainfall for 1982–2019. Evidence shows two sharp …

[HTML][HTML] South African drought, deconstructed

H Chikoore, MR Jury - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought is a slow onset, recurring and inevitable feature of South Africa's climate. This
research deconstructs the meteorological processes underlying drought and its impacts on …

Moisture sources associated with heavy rainfall over the Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa

RS Rapolaki, RC Blamey, JC Hermes, CJC Reason - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Moisture sources and pathways over the Limpopo River Basin (LRB) in southern Africa were
identified using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) …

Marine heatwaves in the Mozambique Channel

D Mawren, J Hermes, CJC Reason - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are becoming more frequent and intense around the world
leading to long-term impacts on ecosystems and subsequent socioeconomic consequences …

[HTML][HTML] Climate variability affects water-energy-food infrastructure performance in East Africa

C Siderius, SR Kolusu, MC Todd, A Bhave, AJ Dougill… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
The need to assess major infrastructure performance under a changing climate is widely
recognized yet rarely practiced, particularly in rapidly growing African economies. Here, we …

[图书][B] Climate change and tourism in southern Africa

J Saarinen, J Fitchett, G Hoogendoorn - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This book explores the nature of climate change in southern Africa, its impacts on tourism
and the resilience, adaptation and governance needs in various tourism operations and …

The flow and moisture fluxes associated with ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones during the subtropical southern African summer

T Ndarana, S Mpati, MJM Bopape, FA Engelbrecht… - 2021 - repository.up.ac.za
Using 38 years of ERA-Interim reanalyses, this study examines the flow and associated
moisture fluxes induced by ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones over South Africa. The …

Indices for daily temperature and precipitation in Madagascar, based on quality-controlled and homogenized data, 1950–2018

LYA Randriamarolaza, E Aguilar, O Skrynyk… - 2022 - digital.csic.es
This study updates knowledge on climate evolution in Madagascar from 1950 to 2018.
Changes were analyzed using annual and seasonal climate indices at regional and station …