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On the role of anthropogenic climate change in the emerging food crisis in southern Africa in the 2019–2020 growing season
Author(s) -
Wolski Piotr,
Lobell David,
Stone Dáithí,
Pinto Izidine,
Crespo Olivier,
Johnston Peter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1111/gcb.15047
Subject(s) - climate change , food security , geography , evapotranspiration , population , water security , precipitation , agriculture , global warming , climatology , water resources , ecology , demography , biology , geology , archaeology , sociology , meteorology
Anthropogenic climate change likely influences the beginning of 2020 growing season's water deficit in parts of southern Africa, with severe consequences to food security.