Davis-Reddy, Claire L2018-03-022018-03-022017-10Davis-Reddy, C.L. 2017. Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa. Climate risk and vulnerability: A handbook for Southern Africa, pp. 6-19978-0-620-76522-0https://www.csir.co.za/sites/default/files/Documents/SADC%20Handbook_Second%20Edition_full%20report.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/10069Chapter published in Climate risk and vulnerability: A handbook for Southern AfricaThe body of work on historical climate trends has been steadily increasing during the last decade. Global mean annual temperatures have increased by 0.85°C since 1880 and are projected to increase by 0.3 to 2.5 °C by 2050, relative to the 1985-2005 climatological average (Stocker et al., 2013). Along with 1998 and 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are widely recognised as the warmest years on record. The regional distribution of temperature increases is not uniform, however, and some regions have experienced greater change than others. This chapter presents: An analysis of observed trends in land- and sea-surface temperatures as well as rainfall across southern Africa over the last five decades using gridded climate products (CRU TEMv4, CRU TS 3.2, and HadSST); Estimates of the rate of relative sea level rise around the southern tip of Africa.enClimate changeClimate variabilityRainfallExtreme eventsSea level riseSea surface temperatureBook ChapterDavis-Reddy, C. L. (2017). Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa., <i>Worklist;20343</i> CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10069Davis-Reddy, Claire L. "Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa" In <i>WORKLIST;20343</i>, n.p.: CSIR. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10069.Davis-Reddy CL. Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa.. Worklist;20343. [place unknown]: CSIR; 2017. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10069.TY - Book Chapter AU - Davis-Reddy, Claire L AB - The body of work on historical climate trends has been steadily increasing during the last decade. Global mean annual temperatures have increased by 0.85°C since 1880 and are projected to increase by 0.3 to 2.5 °C by 2050, relative to the 1985-2005 climatological average (Stocker et al., 2013). Along with 1998 and 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are widely recognised as the warmest years on record. The regional distribution of temperature increases is not uniform, however, and some regions have experienced greater change than others. This chapter presents: An analysis of observed trends in land- and sea-surface temperatures as well as rainfall across southern Africa over the last five decades using gridded climate products (CRU TEMv4, CRU TS 3.2, and HadSST); Estimates of the rate of relative sea level rise around the southern tip of Africa. DA - 2017-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Climate change KW - Climate variability KW - Rainfall KW - Extreme events KW - Sea level rise KW - Sea surface temperature LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 978-0-620-76522-0 T1 - Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa TI - Observed trends in climate over Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10069 ER -