KnowraSahel droughtLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Sahel drought, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 5Related 5SahelBroader topic: These episodes contrast with the region’s longer-term rainfall variability and recovery.Intertropical Convergence ZoneRelated: Rainfall failures can follow when the convergence zone remains unusually far south.Climate change in AfricaBroader topic: Changing rainfall and rising heat intensify drought risk across this vulnerable transition zone.West African monsoonBroader topic: Its causes and recovery prompted extensive research into monsoon variability.Climate change and agricultureBroader topic: Rainfall variability and drought expose the vulnerability of rain-fed farming and grazing.Environmental migrationBroader topic: Drought and livelihood pressures have contributed to varied, often seasonal, movement.François TombalbayeRelated: Drought intensified hardship in Chad during the years of Tombalbaye’s rule.Senegal RiverRelated: Severe drought in the 1970s and 1980s intensified pressure on the river and its users.Hamani DioriRelated: The crisis strained Diori’s government and exposed failures in famine relief.HarmattanRelated: The Harmattan accompanies the dry season but does not itself explain multiyear Sahel droughts.