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Devastating drought in East Africa is traced to nearby seas

Understanding the weather pattern known as the Indian Ocean Dipole might help to predict lack of rainfall in countries such as Kenya.
Two men holding walking sticks stand on the mud of a dried up reservoir in Kenya

Men stand in a dried-up reservoir in Kenya in December 2021, after drought had devastated East Africa. Credit: Ed Ram/Getty

A weather pattern that is the Indian version of El Niño led to a devastating drought in East Africa in 20211. Better predictions of this effect could improve predictions of future droughts.

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Nature 612, 11 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03772-8

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  1. Doi, T., Behera, S. K. & Yamagata, T. Geophys. Res. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100905 (2022).

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