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Study Provides New Insights on Drought Predictions in East Africa
January 17, 2013
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New research published in the journal Nature helps explain the mechanisms at work behind historical patterns of aridity in Eastern Africa over many decades--findings that may help improve future predictions of drought and food security in the region.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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