Beyond El Niño: Unsung climate modes drive African floods

Beyond El Niño: Unsung climate modes drive African floods

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) dominates the conversation about predictability of climate extremes and early warning and preparedness for floods and droughts, but in Africa other modes of climate variability are also known to influence rainfall anomalies. In this study, we compare the role...

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Main Authors: Andrea Ficchì, Hannah Cloke, Claudia Neves, Steve Woolnough, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Ervin Zsoter, Izidine Pinto, Arlindo Meque, Elisabeth Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
Climate variability
Flood frequency analysis
Teleconnections
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Indian Ocean Dipole
Tropical South Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094721000402

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