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Evapotranspiration and water availability response to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa
Quantifying the impact of climate change on evapotranspiration is necessary for devising accurate water and energy budgets in light of global...
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Climate data uncertainty for agricultural impact assessments in West Africa
Reliable information on climate impacts can support planning processes to make the agricultural sector—which has cascading effects on food security,...
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Image of Mantle Plume Processes in the Satellite Magnetic Field over Africa
AbstractThe spatial distribution of the field of lithospheric magnetic anomalies carries information about its sources—deep tectonic structures—and...
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Climatic pacing of extreme Nile floods during the North African Humid Period
Understanding how large river systems will respond to an invigorated hydrological cycle as simulated under higher global temperatures is a pressing...
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Spatial understanding of historical and future landslide variation in Africa
The African natural landscape resha** in search for housing, food and infrastructure development exposes the slope to failure. However, the entire...
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The Role of Space-Based Observations for Groundwater Resource Monitoring over Africa
AbstractAfrica is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which threatens food security, ecosystem protection and restoration initiatives,...
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Unearthing concealed caldera complexes through geophysical methods: the Cretaceous Bumbeni Complex, South Africa
Unveiling buried volcanic systems has been made easier through the application of high-resolution geophysical datasets in recent times. This improves...
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Business-as-usual will lead to super and ultra-extreme heatwaves in the Middle East and North Africa
Global climate projections suggest a significant intensification of summer heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). To assess...
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The Arabian-Nubian Shield in Northeast Africa
In Northeast Africa, a greenschist to lower amphibolite facies dominated collisional Pan-African belt extends along the Western flank of the Red Sea....
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Interannual teleconnections in the Sahara temperatures associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) during boreal winter
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is the most recognized and leading mode of atmospheric variability observed over the Atlantic sector of the...
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Hydrometeorological Extreme Events in West Africa: Droughts
West African rainfall is an important part of the global climate system that influences the Atlantic thermohaline circulation, hurricane activities,...
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Spatiotemporal analysis of soil moisture drought in the Horn of Africa
Droughts continuously threaten human life, livestock, and agriculture across the Horn of Africa (HOA). As climate change exacerbates drought...
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A case study on more recent heat wave occurred in South Africa, based on background weather synoptic and dynamic characteristics analysis
This study investigates the characteristics of the more recent heat wave episode in South Africa during January 2023. The evaluation of several...
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Impact of Tibetan Plateau on North African precipitation
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays an important role in regulating the global hydrologic cycle. Using a fully coupled climate model, we conduct...
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The Variscides in the NW Corner of Africa
This chapter is dedicated to the Variscan belt segment that is outcrop** in NW Africa, covering Morocco, NW Algeria and NW of Mauritania. The NW...
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Seismic and sequence stratigraphy contributions to Oligo-Miocene deep aquifer characterization in the Tunisian Sahel Foreland Basin (North Africa)
Eastern Tunisia is a semi-arid to arid area, located in the southern Mediterranean side, in North Africa. It is facing water scarcity,...
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Near-term climate change impacts on food crops productivity in East Africa
Crop production in East Africa (i.e., Sudan and Ethiopia), where economy relies largely on rainfed agriculture, is facing significant challenges due...
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Quantification of Aerosol Particle Radiative Forcing Under Cloud-Free Condition During Dry Season Period Over West Africa
The significance of quantifying the interaction of other non-dust particles with solar radiation cannot be overemphasized. This paper presents the...
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Rates of sea-level rise from tide gauge measurements and satellite global positioning system along the Atlantic Coast of Africa
This work aims to study the tide gauges of the west coast of Africa, from Gibraltar to the Cape of Good Hope. The relative rate of rise (RoR) of the...
