Warming of the Indian Ocean threatens eastern and southern African food security but could be mitigated by agricultural development
Warming of the Indian Ocean threatens eastern and southern African food security but could be mitigated by agricultural development
C. Funk,M. Dettinger,4 Authors,A. Hoell
2008 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708196105
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 558 Citations
TLDR
Late 20th-century anthropogenic Indian Ocean warming has probably already produced societally dangerous climate change by creating drought and social disruption in some of the world's most fragile food economies, and investing in agricultural development can help mitigate climate change while decreasing rural poverty and vulnerability.