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What brings rain to the Sahel?

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The Sahel has suffered through severe droughts but recent years have seen increased rainfall. Now research suggests warming of the Mediterranean Sea surface may dictate future rainfall in the region.

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Figure 1: Inclusion of Mediterranean SST or direct GHG forcing increases the simulated wetting trend in the Sahel, but does not improve the mismatch between models and observations.

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