Review of meteorological drought in Africa: historical trends, impacts, mitigation measures, and prospects

B Ayugi, EO Eresanya, AO Onyango, FK Ogou… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on
historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant …

Trends in drought occurrence and severity at mid-latitude European stations (1951–2015) estimated using standardized precipitation (SPI) and precipitation and …

P Dukat, E Bednorz, K Ziemblińska… - … and Atmospheric Physics, 2022 - Springer
One of the negative consequences of climate change is the also increase in the severity,
frequency and length of droughts appearing in Europe. The effects of meteorological …

Spatio-temporal analysis of drought variability in Myanmar based on the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) and its impact on crop production

ZMM Sein, X Zhi, FK Ogou, IK Nooni… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drought research is an important aspect of drought disaster mitigation and adaptation. For
this purpose, we used the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) to …

Interannual variability of air temperature over Myanmar: The influence of ENSO and IOD

ZM Mie Sein, I Ullah, S Syed, X Zhi, K Azam, G Rasool - Climate, 2021 - mdpi.com
Myanmar is located in a tropical region where temperature rises very fast and hence is
highly vulnerable to climate change. The high variability of the air temperature poses …

Hydro-climatic and water availability changes and its relationship with NDVI in Northern Sub-Saharan Africa

FK Ogou, VN Ojeh, E Naabil, CI Mbah - Earth Systems and Environment, 2022 - Springer
The variations in total water storage anomaly and groundwater balance were examined
during 2002–2016. Based on the empirical orthogonal function, it was found that the water …

Spatiotemporal characteristics and trend analysis of two evapotranspiration-based drought products and their mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa

IK Nooni, DFT Hagan, G Wang, W Ullah, S Li, J Lu… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drought severity still remains a serious concern across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to its
destructive impact on multiple sectors of society. In this study, the interannual variability and …

Observed trends in timing and severity of streamflow droughts across global tropics

A Raut, P Ganguli - Environmental Research Letters, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Drought is a recurrent climatic hazard impacting natural and built environmental systems,
including human lives. Although several studies have assessed streamflow droughts and …

Lake sediments on the Adamawa Plateau (Central Cameroon) as archives of climate change and the Bantu impact during the last 4000 years BP

A N'nanga, FS Anselmetti, K Kremer, S Szidat - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract This study investigates Late Holocene environmental changes in Central
Cameroon induced by the combined effects of climate and human impact. For this purpose …

Comparative analysis of interdecadal precipitation variability over central North China and sub Saharan Africa

FK OGOU, Q YANG, Y DUAN, Z MA - Atmospheric and Oceanic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The interdecadal variability of precipitation over sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and central North
China (CNC) is examined and compared in this study. Previous studies have found that the …

Decadal change in soil moisture over East Asia in response to a decade‐long warming hiatus

X Kong, X Guan, C Cao, T Zhang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
East Asia has experienced long‐term warming and drying in the twentieth century. However,
a phenomenon known as the “warming hiatus” changed the trend of enhanced soil drying …