‘Rivers in the sky’ shape African climate - research

Published on February 28, 2023

Deep valleys contain airborne ‘rivers in the sky’ and help to create arid conditions in East Africa, according to new research from the University of Oxford and the UK's Met Office. Published in Nature, the study uncovers how east-west river valleys direct millions of tonnes of water vapour from the Indian Ocean away from East Africa and towards the Congo rainforest, and, in doing so, limit East African rainfall.
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