Drought Begins in the Sahel Region of Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Weather
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: Ethiopia, Sudan, Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Somalia
- Date: 1968
Article abstract: Large-scale climatic change combined with poor land management was responsible for a persistent drought that brought considerable hardship to residents of the Sahel of North Africa.
Summary of Event
The summer of 1968 marked the beginning of a multidecade drought in the Sahel region of North Africa. During the following decades, annual rainfall in the Sahel declined by 20 to 40 percent, the greatest change in rainfall recorded anywhere on earth during the period of instrument-based climate monitoring. The result has been desiccated...
[The entire page is 2321 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
