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Come rain or shine: An analysis of conflict and climate variability in East Africa by Raleigh, Clionadh, Kniveton, Dominic

“…Previous research on environment and security has contested the existence, nature and significance of a climate driver of conflict. In this study, we have…”
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The devil is in the details: An investigation of the relationships between conflict, food price and climate across Africa by Raleigh, Clionadh, Choi, Hyun Jin, Kniveton, Dominic

“…•Across Africa, conflict increases the price of commodities, which, in turn, increase the rate of political violence.•Climate change has a weak direct effect…”
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The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises by Watts, Nick, Amann, Markus, Arnell, Nigel, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Beagley, Jessica, Belesova, Kristine, Boykoff, Maxwell, Byass, Peter, Cai, Wenjia, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, Capstick, Stuart, Chambers, Jonathan, Coleman, Samantha, Dalin, Carole, Daly, Meaghan, Dasandi, Niheer, Dasgupta, Shouro, Davies, Michael, Di Napoli, Claudia, Dominguez-Salas, Paula, Drummond, Paul, Dubrow, Robert, Ebi, Kristie L, Eckelman, Matthew, Ekins, Paul, Escobar, Luis E, Georgeson, Lucien, Golder, Su, Grace, Delia, Graham, Hilary, Haggar, Paul, Hamilton, Ian, Hartinger, Stella, Hess, Jeremy, Hsu, Shih-Che, Hughes, Nick, Jankin Mikhaylov, Slava, Jimenez, Marcia P, Kelman, Ilan, Kennard, Harry, Kiesewetter, Gregor, Kinney, Patrick L, Kjellstrom, Tord, Kniveton, Dominic, Lampard, Pete, Lemke, Bruno, Liu, Yang, Liu, Zhao, Lott, Melissa, Lowe, Rachel, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime, Maslin, Mark, McAllister, Lucy, McGushin, Alice, McMichael, Celia, Milner, James, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Morrissey, Karyn, Munzert, Simon, Murray, Kris A, Neville, Tara, Nilsson, Maria, Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo, Oreszczyn, Tadj, Otto, Matthias, Owfi, Fereidoon, Pearman, Olivia, Pencheon, David, Quinn, Ruth, Rabbaniha, Mahnaz, Robinson, Elizabeth, Rocklöv, Joacim, Romanello, Marina, Semenza, Jan C, Sherman, Jodi, Shi, Liuhua, Springmann, Marco, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Taylor, Jonathon, Triñanes, Joaquin, Shumake-Guillemot, Joy, Vu, Bryan, Wilkinson, Paul, Winning, Matthew, Gong, Peng, Montgomery, Hugh, Costello, Anthony

“…For the Chinese, French, German, and Spanish translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section…”
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The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come by Watts, Nick, Amann, Markus, Arnell, Nigel, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Belesova, Kristine, Berry, Helen, Bouley, Timothy, Boykoff, Maxwell, Byass, Peter, Cai, Wenjia, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, Chambers, Jonathan, Daly, Meaghan, Dasandi, Niheer, Davies, Michael, Depoux, Anneliese, Dominguez-Salas, Paula, Drummond, Paul, Ebi, Kristie L, Ekins, Paul, Montoya, Lucia Fernandez, Fischer, Helen, Georgeson, Lucien, Grace, Delia, Graham, Hilary, Hamilton, Ian, Hartinger, Stella, Hess, Jeremy, Kelman, Ilan, Kiesewetter, Gregor, Kjellstrom, Tord, Kniveton, Dominic, Lemke, Bruno, Liang, Lu, Lott, Melissa, Lowe, Rachel, Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime, Maslin, Mark, McAllister, Lucy, Mikhaylov, Slava Jankin, Milner, James, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Morrissey, Karyn, Murray, Kris, Nilsson, Maria, Neville, Tara, Oreszczyn, Tadj, Owfi, Fereidoon, Pearman, Olivia, Pencheon, David, Pye, Steve, Rabbaniha, Mahnaz, Robinson, Elizabeth, Rocklöv, Joacim, Saxer, Olivia, Schütte, Stefanie, Semenza, Jan C, Shumake-Guillemot, Joy, Steinbach, Rebecca, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Tomei, Julia, Trinanes, Joaquin, Wheeler, Nicola, Wilkinson, Paul, Gong, Peng, Montgomery, Hugh, Costello, Anthony

“…The report draws on world-class expertise from climate scientists, ecologists, mathematicians, geographers, engineers, energy, food, livestock, and transport…”
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The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health by Watts, Nick, Amann, Markus, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Belesova, Kristine, Bouley, Timothy, Boykoff, Maxwell, Byass, Peter, Cai, Wenjia, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, Chambers, Jonathan, Cox, Peter M, Daly, Meaghan, Dasandi, Niheer, Davies, Michael, Depledge, Michael, Depoux, Anneliese, Dominguez-Salas, Paula, Drummond, Paul, Ekins, Paul, Flahault, Antoine, Frumkin, Howard, Georgeson, Lucien, Ghanei, Mostafa, Grace, Delia, Graham, Hilary, Grojsman, Rébecca, Haines, Andy, Hamilton, Ian, Hartinger, Stella, Johnson, Anne, Kelman, Ilan, Kiesewetter, Gregor, Kniveton, Dominic, Liang, Lu, Lott, Melissa, Lowe, Robert, Mace, Georgina, Odhiambo Sewe, Maquins, Maslin, Mark, Mikhaylov, Slava, Milner, James, Latifi, Ali Mohammad, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Morrissey, Karyn, Murray, Kris, Neville, Tara, Nilsson, Maria, Oreszczyn, Tadj, Owfi, Fereidoon, Pencheon, David, Pye, Steve, Rabbaniha, Mahnaz, Robinson, Elizabeth, Rocklöv, Joacim, Schütte, Stefanie, Shumake-Guillemot, Joy, Steinbach, Rebecca, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Wheeler, Nicola, Wilkinson, Paul, Gong, Peng, Montgomery, Hugh, Costello, Anthony

“…The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the…”
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Natural resources modulate the nexus between environmental shocks and human mobility by Brottrager, Michael, Crespo Cuaresma, Jesus, Kniveton, Dominic, Ali, Saleem H.

“…In the context of natural resource degradation, migration can act as means of adaptation both for those leaving and those supported by remittances. Migration…”
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Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa by Kniveton, Dominic R., Smith, Christopher D., Black, Richard

“…Despite 20 years of concern about human migration in response to environmental pressure, estimates of the numbers likely to move as a result of climate change…”
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Natural resources, human mobility and sustainability: a review and research gap analysis by Zickgraf, Caroline, Ali, Saleem H., Clifford, Martin, Djalante, Riyanti, Kniveton, Dominic, Brown, Oli, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja

“…Pressures on natural resources, such as from environmental change, have influenced the global human mobility landscape. In this article, we review the…”
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Seasonal rainfall variability in southeast Africa during the nineteenth century reconstructed from documentary sources by Nash, David J, Pribyl, Kathleen, Klein, Jørgen, Neukom, Raphael, Endfield, Georgina H, Adamson, George C. D, Kniveton, Dominic R

“…Analyses of historical patterns of rainfall variability are essential for understanding long-term changes in precipitation timing and distribution. Focussing…”
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Tracking the impacts of climate change on human health via indicators: lessons from the Lancet Countdown by Di Napoli, Claudia, McGushin, Alice, Romanello, Marina, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Cai, Wenjia, Chambers, Jonathan, Dasgupta, Shouro, Escobar, Luis E, Kelman, Ilan, Kjellstrom, Tord, Kniveton, Dominic, Liu, Yang, Liu, Zhao, Lowe, Rachel, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime, McMichael, Celia, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Murray, Kris A, Rabbaniha, Mahnaz, Semenza, Jan C, Shi, Liuhua, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Trinanes, Joaquin A, Vu, Bryan N, Brimicombe, Chloe, Robinson, Elizabeth J

“…In the past decades, climate change has been impacting human lives and health via extreme weather and climate events and alterations in labour capacity, food…”
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Correction to: Natural resources, human mobility and sustainability: a review and research gap analysis by Zickgraf, Caroline, Ali, Saleem H., Clifford, Martin, Djalante, Riyanti, Kniveton, Dominic, Brown, Oli, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja

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Towards drought impact-based forecasting in a multi-hazard context by Boult, Victoria L., Black, Emily, Saado Abdillahi, Halima, Bailey, Meghan, Harris, Clare, Kilavi, Mary, Kniveton, Dominic, MacLeod, David, Mwangi, Emmah, Otieno, George, Rees, Elizabeth, Rowhani, Pedram, Taylor, Olivia, Todd, Martin C.

“…The lives and livelihoods of people around the world are increasingly threatened by climate-related risks as climate change increases the frequency and…”
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Economic, social and demographic impacts of drought on treatment adherence among people living with HIV in rural South Africa: A qualitative analysis by Orievulu, Kingsley, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Ngwenya, Nothando, Ngema, Sthembile, McGregor, Hayley, Adeagbo, Oluwafemi, Siedner, Mark J., Hanekom, Willem, Kniveton, Dominic, Seeley, Janet, Iwuji, Collins

“…The 2015 El Niño-triggered drought in Southern Africa caused widespread economic and livelihood disruption in South Africa, imposing multiple physical and…”
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Tropical cyclone activity over Madagascar during the late nineteenth century by Nash, David J., Pribyl, Kathleen, Klein, Jørgen, Endfield, Georgina H., Kniveton, Dominic R., Adamson, George C. D.

“…ABSTRACT Tropical cyclones (TCs) represent the most significant natural hazard for the economy and population of Madagascar. Planning for the impacts of future…”
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Impact of climate change and development scenarios on flow patterns in the Okavango River by Andersson, Lotta, Wilk, Julie, Todd, Martin C., Hughes, Denis A., Earle, Anton, Kniveton, Dominic, Layberry, Russel, Savenije, Hubert H.G.

“…This paper lays the foundation for the use of scenario modelling as a tool for integrated water resource management in the Okavango River basin. The Pitman…”
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Forbush decreases and Antarctic cloud anomalies in the upper troposphere by Laken, Benjamin A., Kniveton, Dominic R.

“…We demonstrate evidence that past composite based studies centred around the onset of Forbush decrease (FD) events may have improperly isolated the maximal…”
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Playing the long game: Anticipatory action based on seasonal forecasts by MacLeod, David, Kniveton, Dominic R., Todd, Martin C.

“…Acting in advance of floods, drought and cyclones often requires decision-makers to work with weather forecasts. The inherently probabilistic nature of these…”
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Focusing Conservation Efforts for the Critically Endangered Brown-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) Using Remote Sensing, Modeling, and Playback Survey Methods by Peck, Mika, Thorn, James, Mariscal, Ana, Baird, Abigail, Tirira, Diego, Kniveton, Dominic

“…Brown-headed spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps), endemic to the Choco-Darien forests and lower Andean forests of NW Ecuador, are considered critically…”
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Changes in cloud cover associated with Forbush decreases of galactic cosmic rays by Todd, Martin C., Kniveton, Dominic R.

“…The results of a study to quantify the relationship between cloud cover and short‐term Forbush decreases (FD) of galactic cosmic ray flux are presented. Using…”
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Satellite Rainfall Estimation Using Combined Passive Microwave and Infrared Algorithms by Kidd, Chris, Kniveton, Dominic R., Todd, Martin C., Bellerby, Tim J.

“…The development of a combined infrared and passive microwave satellite rainfall estimation technique is outlined. Infrared data from geostationary satellites…”
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