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Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow

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  • Mohamed S. Siam

    (Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Elfatih A. B. Eltahir

    (Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Nile basin countries are expected to double their population by 2050. Observations and climate model projections now suggest water resources may be additionally stretched by a 50% (±35%) increase in interannual Nile flow variability in the twenty-first century.

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  • Mohamed S. Siam & Elfatih A. B. Eltahir, 2017. "Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(5), pages 350-354, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:5:d:10.1038_nclimate3273
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3273
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