Hazardous thunderstorm intensification over Lake Victoria

oleh: Wim Thiery, Edouard L. Davin, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Kristopher Bedka, Stef Lhermitte, Nicole P. M. van Lipzig

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-09-01

Deskripsi

Thunderstorm activity over Lake Victoria poses a threat to human life, yet little is known about their evolution under climate change. Here, using satellite observations and high-resolution modelling, the authors project an increase in precipitation extremes over Lake Victoria, twice that of surrounding land.