Human-induced climate change increased drought severity in Horn of Africa

A refugee carrying two yellow water containers walks in front of a refugee camp in Somalia with tents surrounded by sand and shrubs.

Since October 2020 large parts of Eastern Africa have been experiencing extended dry conditions punctuated by short intense rainfall events that often led to flash floods.  The below-average rainfall in the October-December (OND) 2022 season “short rains” was the fifth consecutive failed season since OND 2020, including the below-average March-May (MAM) “long rains” in 2021 … Continue reading “Human-induced climate change increased drought severity in Horn of Africa”