Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation

Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation

An analysis of observed trends in African annual-average near-surface temperatures over the last five decades reveals drastic increases, particularly over parts of the subtropics and central tropical Africa. Over these regions, temperatures have been rising at more than twice the global rate of temp...

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Main Authors: Francois Engelbrecht, Jimmy Adegoke, Mary-Jane Bopape, Mogesh Naidoo, Rebecca Garland, Marcus Thatcher, John McGregor, Jack Katzfey, Micha Werner, Charles Ichoku, Charles Gatebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate change
African temperatures
regional climate model projections
heat-waves
high fire-danger days
drought index
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/085004

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/085004

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