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2012 Sahel drought, the Glossary

2012 had a very severe drought in the Sahel, the semiarid region of Africa that lies between the Sahara and the savannas.^[1]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Chad

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Drought

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions.

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean.

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Eritrea

Eritrea (or; Ertra), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara.

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara.

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Niger

Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in West Africa.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Sahel

The Sahel region or Sahelian acacia savanna is a biogeographical region in Africa.

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Sea surface temperature

Sea surface temperature (or ocean surface temperature) is the temperature of ocean water close to the surface.

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Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.

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Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.

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Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos

Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Sahel_drought

2012 Sahel drought, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Burkina Faso

Chad

Climate change

Drought

El Niño–Southern Oscillation

Eritrea

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Sahel

Sea surface temperature

Semi-arid climate

Senegal

Sudan

Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos

See also

2012 disasters in Africa

2012 disasters in Niger

2012 droughts

2012 in Africa

2012 in Chad

2012 in Mauritania

2012 in Niger

2012 in Sudan

2012 meteorology

2012 natural disasters

Climate change and the environment

Droughts in Africa

References