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Assessment of the record-breaking 2020 rainfall in Guinea-Bissau and impacts of associated floods

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, Orlando
dc.contributor.authorFragoso, Marcelo
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-03T13:10:05Z
dc.date.available2023-04-03T13:10:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe impacts of Climate Change are quite visible in Guinea-Bissau. Greater irregularity at the beginning and end of the rainy season, as well as in relation to the interannual variability of precipitation, are evidence that shows these phenomena in West African countries and particularly in Guinea-Bissau, where the agriculture is rain-fed. The year 2020 was characterized as very rainy in comparison to the climatological average of 1981–2020, with positive anomalies throughout the country, despite the late arrival of the wet season, which usually occurs in May. July, August, and September 2020 were the rainiest months, registering above a normal frequency of days with precipitation greater than 50 mm. Bissau, the capital, registered a record-breaking annual rainfall and monthly amounts higher than the 90th and 95th percentiles in July and August, respectively. This heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused flooding in several urban areas and agricultural fields, and the destruction of roads, houses, and infrastructures in different cities across the country. As a way of mitigating these impacts, the government, through the Ministry of Solidarity, made available 100 million CFA francs (6.5 million euros) to help families that were victims of the floods.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMendes, O., & Fragoso, M. (2023). Assessment of the record-breaking 2020 rainfall in Guinea-Bissau and impacts of associated floods. Geosciences, 13(2), 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13020025pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geosciences13020025pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-3263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/56967
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationFOOD/2019/412-700pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/00295/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDP/00295/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/13/2/25pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectGuinea-Bissaupt_PT
dc.subjectRainfallpt_PT
dc.subjectAgriculturept_PT
dc.subjectFloodingpt_PT
dc.titleAssessment of the record-breaking 2020 rainfall in Guinea-Bissau and impacts of associated floodspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage25pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleGeosciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
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