1.0fcfahttps://futureclimateafrica.orgFCFAhttps://futureclimateafrica.org/author/karensouthsouthnorth-org/The “East African climate paradox”: A common mechanism for inter‐annual and decadal variability in the East African long rains - fcfarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gPEPjNWQbG"><a href="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/the-east-african-climate-paradox-a-common-mechanism-for-inter%e2%80%90annual-and-decadal-variability-in-the-east-african-long-rains/">The “East African climate paradox”: A common mechanism for inter‐annual and decadal variability in the East African long rains</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/the-east-african-climate-paradox-a-common-mechanism-for-inter%e2%80%90annual-and-decadal-variability-in-the-east-african-long-rains/embed/#?secret=gPEPjNWQbG" width="600" height="338" title="“The “East African climate paradox”: A common mechanism for inter‐annual and decadal variability in the East African long rains” — fcfa" data-secret="gPEPjNWQbG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://futureclimateafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Flooding_Kampala-768x512-1.jpeg768512The new research shows that variability in rainfall during the long rains is found to be connected to the strength of easterly winds over the Congo basin and Gulf of Guinea (correlation of 0.73), with the same mechanism controlling variability on both inter‐annual and decadal timescales.