Only when we have a long-term perspective can we say anything at all about long-term variability, especially decadal variability,

One new piece of information the long-term perspective gives us is that the temperature in the region over the last decade was warmer than during the past two centuries. There are not many records of actual ocean temperatures, so adding ocean measurements to the pool, that's one more piece of information that makes a strong case something unusual is going on.

There is a sort of blurring of the lines from the perspective of the US security establishment.

Opportunity is always around you, you sometimes just need to change the way you're looking

Our study indicates that in addition to being responsible for some of the year-to-year changes in East African climate, ENSO may also set the pace for slower decadal changes.

Our study indicates that in addition to being responsible for some of the year-to-year changes in East African climate, ENSO may also set the pace for slower decadal changes,