A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit

A Multidecadal Assessment of Drought Intensification in the Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Global Warming and Rainfall Deficit

<p dir="ltr">This study provides a comprehensive assessment of drought distribution and severity across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 1981 to 2021, utilizing two widely recognized drought indices: the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized P...

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Main Author:	Ahmed El Kenawy (7510103) (author)
Other Authors:	Talal Al-Awadhi (16932552) (author), Meshal Abdullah (17746950) (author), Frank O. Ostermann (5086646) (author), Ammar Abulibdeh (15785928) (author)
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Earth sciences Atmospheric sciences Environmental sciences Climate change impacts and adaptation Climate Change Evapotranspiration Middle East and North Africa SPEI SPI
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