Short Rains and Long Rains
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics examined the drivers of interannual and regional rainfall variability in eastern Africa.
By Sharon E. Nicholsonon 25 July 2017
We tend to hear about the climate of eastern Africa when it makes the news headlines, either for a severe drought or floods, both of which can be devastating for local populations, their crops and wildlife. A recent review article published in Reviews of Geophysics gave an overview of the current state of knowledge on the region’s rainfall regime, and its temporal and spatial variability. The editors asked the author to explain the main characteristics of the climate of eastern Africa and describe where further research efforts are still needed.
https://eos.org/editors-vox/short-rains-and-long-rains
