| Abstract: | An estimated 14.3 million people are currently (July 2010) food insecure in Kenya and Ethiopia, and the U.S. government has spent more than $972 million on food aid in these two countries since 2009 (USAID, 2010). This insecurity stems from recent drought and rapid population growth that has outpaced agricultural development (Funk and others, 2008; Funk and Brown, 2009). Previous work by Funk and others (2005, 2008) and Verdin and others (2005) has linked drought conditions in Kenya and Ethiopia with warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Indian Ocean. Recent work has shown that Indian Ocean SSTs substantially affect rainfall in this region from March through June (Funk and others, 2008; Funk and Verdin, 2009). This season is known as the ‘long rains‘ in Kenya and the ‘Belg‘ rains in Ethiopia. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98718 |
| Citation Author: | Williams, A. Park; Funk, Chris |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Citation Datum: | |
| Citation Day: | |
| Citation Edition: | - |
| Citation Editor: | |
| Citation End Page: | |
| Citation Issue: | |
| Citation Keywords: | |
| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | |
| Citation LatN: | |
| Citation LatS: | |
| Citation LonE: | |
| Citation LonW: | |
| Citation Month: | |
| Citation No Pagination: | N |
| Citation Number Of Pages: | |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | N |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 7 p. |
| Citation Projection: | |
| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Climate Hazards Group |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-1199 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | A westward extension of the tropical Pacific warm pool leads to March through June drying in Kenya and Ethiopia; 2010; OFR; 2010-1199; Williams, A. Park; Funk, Chris |
| Citation Start Page: | |
| Citation Volume: | |
| Citation Year: | 2010 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | A westward extension of the tropical Pacific warm pool leads to March through June drying in Kenya and Ethiopia; 2010; OFR; 2010-1199; Williams, A. Park; Funk, Chris |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_2010_1199.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1199/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
