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Examining the potential contributions of extreme 'Western V' sea surface temperatures to the 2017 MAMJ East African drought

Chris Funk·Andrew Hoell·Sharon E. Nicholson·Diriba Korecha·Gideon Galu·Teshome Fetene·Hailermariam Kinfe·Laura Harrison·Segele Zewdu·Tadege Abebe·Atheru Zachary·Catherine Pomposi·Diego Pedreros
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Anthropogenic warming of Western V sea surface temperatures contributed to East African drought. Extremely warm (FAR=1) Western V SST doubled the probability of drought, contributing to widespread food insecurity.

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Chris Funk, Andrew Hoell, Sharon E. Nicholson, Diriba Korecha, Gideon Galu, Teshome Fetene, Hailermariam Kinfe, Laura Harrison, Segele Zewdu, Tadege Abebe, Atheru Zachary, Catherine Pomposi, Diego Pedreros. 2019. Examining the potential contributions of extreme 'Western V' sea surface temperatures to the 2017 MAMJ East African drought. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-18-0108.1

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