Environmental Science
5 years ago

Climate change intensifies in Northern Africa: Less rain, more droughts predicted.

International Journal of Climatology
Monthly precipitations over semi‐arid basins in Northern Africa: Homogenization and trends
Houria Abahous, José Antonio Guijarro, Abdelfettah Sifeddine, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Driss Ouazar, Lhoussaine Bouchaou

Paper Summary

The scientists studied rainfall patterns in North Africa from 1933 to 2010. They checked the data for errors and made it more consistent. By analyzing the data, they found that there were more significant decreases in rainfall over time after making the data more accurate.

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