Hydrologic extremes in a changing climate: a review of extremes in East Africa

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dc.creatorTaye, Meron Teferi
dc.creatorDyer, E.
dc.date2024-01-18
dc.date2024-01-31T16:34:25Z
dc.date2024-01-31T16:34:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:38:54Z
dc.descriptionPurpose: Eastern Africa has a complex hydroclimate and socio-economic context, making it vulnerable to climate change induced hydrological extremes. This review presents recent research on drivers and typologies of extremes across different geographies and highlights challenges and improvements in forecasting hydrological extremes at various timescales. Recent Findings: Droughts and foods remain the major challenges of the region. Recently, frequent alterations between droughts and foods have been a common occurrence and concern. Research underlines the heterogeneity of extremes and the impact of climate change as increased intensity and duration of extremes. Moreover, the importance of local and antecedent conditions in changing the characteristics of extremes is emphasized. Summary: A better understanding of these drivers and how they interact is required. Observational and modeling tools must capture these relationships and extremes on short timescales. Although there are improvements in forecasting these extremes, providing relevant information beyond meteorological variables requires further research.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161666
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTaye, Meron Teferi; Dyer, E. 2024. Hydrologic Extremes in a Changing Climate: a Review of Extremes in East Africa. Current Climate Change Reports, 10: 1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-024-00193-9
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectextreme weather events
dc.subjectflooding
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectforecasting
dc.titleHydrologic extremes in a changing climate: a review of extremes in East Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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