Study Links Warming of Indian Ocean to Decreased Rainfall in Africa

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 16:28 in Earth & Climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by a team of geographers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, suggests that warming of the Indian Ocean - - a direct result of climate change - - is to blame for a steep decline in rainfall over the eastern seaboard of Africa, which has serious implications for the region's food security.

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