| Abstract: | This brief report, drawing from a multi-year effort by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), identifies a substantial recovery of rainfall in Niger, accompanied by increases in air temperatures. These analyses are based on quality-controlled station observations. Conclusions: * Summer rains have increased during the past 20 years and have almost returned to 1960-89 levels. * Temperatures have increased by 0.6° Celsius since 1975, amplifying the effect of droughts. * Crop yields are very low and stagnant, and the population is growing very rapidly. * Niger has offset very rapid population growth with a large expansion of cultivated land. * If the expansion of farmland slows down, stagnant yields and population growth could lead to increased food insecurity. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70038859 |
| Citation Author: | Funk, Chris; Rowland, Jim; Eilerts, Gary; Adoum, Alkhalil; White, Libby |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 0234000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0113000 |
| Citation LonE: | 0160000 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network - Informing Climate Change Adaptation Series |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2012-3080 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger; 2012; FS; 2012-3080; Funk, Chris; Rowland, Jim; Eilerts, Gary; Adoum, Alkhalil; White, Libby |
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| Citation Year: | 2012 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger; 2012; FS; 2012-3080; Funk, Chris; Rowland, Jim; Eilerts, Gary; Adoum, Alkhalil; White, Libby |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2012_3080.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3080/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
