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Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) was caused by El Niño and currents in the Indian Ocean
Description: Oceanic patterns are important drivers of climatic variability. There is a clear link between periods of drought in the North Ethiopian Highlands and oceanic phases of El Niño, the Indian Ocean Dipole and the Southwestern Monsoons. In order to prove these links weather data since the 1950s was analyzed. A procedure known as 'empirical orthogonal teleconnection analysis' was used. Such statistical techniques are a clear step forward, since they allow linking oceanic patterns across the planet with the climatic situation at a particular location on the earth surface. [Source: University of Ghent]
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Source: University of Ghent
Publish Date: 7/29/2014
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