simmieyungie/Drought-Analysis

Sokoto is perhaps one of the hottest places in Nigeria, Drought events were analyzed climatologically. # Drought-Analysis ## "Examine Climatological drought trends over Sokoto, Nigeria" ### Aims - Analyze the trends in Climatological variables and as well assess drought trend Using different Drought Indices ### Objectives - Analyze the Drought trends over the study area using SPEI(Hargreaves & Thornthwaite) and Self Calibrated Palmer drought Index - Examine the extent of relationship between various indices - Examine the trend in climatological variables using Mann Kendall Trend test ## About Study Area This project was aimed at assessing drought climatologically over Sokoto State in Nigeria. Sokoto has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). It is located in the dry Sahel surrounded by sandy savannah and isolated hills. From late October to February, during the 'cold season', the climate is dominated by the harmattan wind blowing Sahara dust over the land. en.wikipedia.org