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  <dc:contributor>Jim Rowland</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Gary Eilerts</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Alkhalil Adoum</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Libby White</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Christopher C. Funk</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2012</dc:date>
  <dc:description>This brief report, drawing from a multi-year effort by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), identifies a substantial recovery of rainfall in Niger, accompanied by increases in air temperatures. These analyses are based on quality-controlled station observations. &lt;b&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/b&gt; * Summer rains have increased during the past 20 years and have almost returned to 1960-89 levels. * Temperatures have increased by 0.6&amp;deg; Celsius since 1975, amplifying the effect of droughts. * Crop yields are very low and stagnant, and the population is growing very rapidly. * Niger has offset very rapid population growth with a large expansion of cultivated land. * If the expansion of farmland slows down, stagnant yields and population growth could lead to increased food insecurity.</dc:description>
  <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
  <dc:identifier>10.3133/fs20123080</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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