• Effects of the Congo Basin Rainforest on Rainfall Patterns 

      Barimalala, Rondrotiana; Kolstad, Erik Wilhelm; Parker, Douglas John; Williams, D. Aled (Research report, 2023)
      Large-scale deforestation in the Congo Basin has an impact on rainfall patterns, both in the Basin and beyond. Factors like socio-economic drivers contribute to ongoing deforestation, and forest loss rates are expected to ...
    • Limited role of climate change in extreme low rainfall associated with southern Madagascar food insecurity, 2019-21 

      Harrington, Luke; Wolski, Piotr; Pinto, Izidine; Ramarosandratana, Anzel`a Mamiarisoa; Barimalala, Rondrotiana; Vautard, Robert; Philip, Sjoukje; Kew, Sarah F.; Singh, Roop; Heinrich, Dorothy; Arrighi, Julie; Raju, Emmanuel; Thalheimer, Lisa; Razanakoto, Thierry; Van Aalst, Maarten; Li, Sihan; Bonnet, Rémy; Yang, Wenchang; Otto, Friederike E. L.; van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Southern Madagascar recently experienced a severe food security crisis, made significantly worse by well below average rainfall from July 2019 to June 2021. This exceptional drought has affected a region with high pre-existing ...
    • Representation of the Mozambique channel trough and its link to southern African rainfall in CMIP6 models 

      Barimalala, Rondrotiana; James, Rachel; Munday, Callum; Reason, Chris J.C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The topography of Madagascar and the strength of the Mozambique Channel Trough (MCT) modulate summer rainfall over southern Africa. A strong MCT hinders the penetration of moisture bearing easterlies from the South Indian ...