Here we present an analysis of drought occurrence and variability in Ethiopia, based on the monthly precipitation data from the Climate Research Unit (CRU-v3.22) over the period from 1960 to 2013. The drought events were characterized by means of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) applied to precipitation data at a temporal scale of 12 months. At the national scale, the results reveal a statistically significant decrease in the severity of droughts over the 54-year period, a pattern that is mostly attributed to a statistically significant decrease in the frequency of high intensity drought episodes (i.e., extreme and very extreme droughts), compared to moderate droughts. To assess the general patterns of drought evolution, a princip...
Trend analysis was conducted by using nonparametric trend tests (Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope). Lake...
Drought is one of the most natural hazards that cause damage to ecosystems, agricultural production,...
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. East African region is susceptible to drought due to high variation in monthly ...
Increasing drought patterns with profound effects on livelihoods and food security have been documen...
Drought is a major problem in Ethiopia and particularly affects the agricultural and water sectors. ...
In 2011, drought in the Horn of Africa again made news headlines. This study aims to quantify the me...
The study carried out in order to analyze climate variability and drought in Rift Valley of Ethiopia...
Droughts have become more powerful and frequent, affecting more people for longer periods than any o...
The climate variability and drought frequency over potential crop growing regions of Ethiopia during...
Climate has always been dynamic affecting natural systems through the consequence of its variability...
Drought can generally be defined as the persistence of precipitation deficit. It can range from mild...
Drought is characterized using parameters including duration, severity, intensity and spatial covera...
Drought-related risk is among the major global challenges of our time. It negatively impacts food se...
Abstract This study investigates the occurrence of droughts in the Dire Dawa area of ...
Temperature and rainfall variability affect systems such as water, agriculture, health, tourism, coa...
Trend analysis was conducted by using nonparametric trend tests (Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope). Lake...
Drought is one of the most natural hazards that cause damage to ecosystems, agricultural production,...
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. East African region is susceptible to drought due to high variation in monthly ...
Increasing drought patterns with profound effects on livelihoods and food security have been documen...
Drought is a major problem in Ethiopia and particularly affects the agricultural and water sectors. ...
In 2011, drought in the Horn of Africa again made news headlines. This study aims to quantify the me...
The study carried out in order to analyze climate variability and drought in Rift Valley of Ethiopia...
Droughts have become more powerful and frequent, affecting more people for longer periods than any o...
The climate variability and drought frequency over potential crop growing regions of Ethiopia during...
Climate has always been dynamic affecting natural systems through the consequence of its variability...
Drought can generally be defined as the persistence of precipitation deficit. It can range from mild...
Drought is characterized using parameters including duration, severity, intensity and spatial covera...
Drought-related risk is among the major global challenges of our time. It negatively impacts food se...
Abstract This study investigates the occurrence of droughts in the Dire Dawa area of ...
Temperature and rainfall variability affect systems such as water, agriculture, health, tourism, coa...
Trend analysis was conducted by using nonparametric trend tests (Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope). Lake...
Drought is one of the most natural hazards that cause damage to ecosystems, agricultural production,...
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. East African region is susceptible to drought due to high variation in monthly ...