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Maria Setzer
Lead, Communications and Outreach
maria.setzer@noaa.gov
phone: (609) 452-6643

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Featured Research

The Sahel occupies a transitional zone between the Sahara to the north and tropical rain forests to the south. As for many such transitional zones adjacent to tropical rain belts, climate is highly variable due to the sharp gradients in rainfall. In the 1970's and 1980's, the region experienced a profound drought, with over a 30% decrease in rainfall over most of the Sahel as compared to the 1950's -- arguably the most dramatic drought in any region, of this size, observed in the 20th century. The possibility that increasing greenhouse gases could alter Sahelian rainfall is of great concern. Sahara desert

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GFDL for the Media

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Featured Research

Sahel Drought