New Link in East African Drought?

Researchers in the U.S. have found a link between low rainfall in East Africa during the March-May rainy season, and changes in sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

A livestock carcass in Marsabit, in Northern Kenya, which has suffered prolonged drought (file photo).

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