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Table 6 Recapitulation of Projected drought events for RDI-12

From: Spatio‐temporal characteristics of meteorological drought under changing climate in semi‐arid region of northern Ethiopia

No.

Districts

Period

RCP 4.5

RCP 8.5

D

S

I

RF%

D

S

I

RF%

1

Ofla

Current

6

7.9

1.3

20

6

7.9

1.3

20

Near-term

5

7.0

1.4

20

5

7.0

1.4

20

Mid-term

6

7.9

1.3

20

7

8.8

1.3

20

End-term

5

7.1

1.4

20

5

6.8

1.4

20

2

Raya Azebo

Current

3

3.5

1.2

10

3

3.5

1.2

10

Near-term

3

3.4

1.1

10

3

3.5

1.2

10

Mid-term

3

3.3

1.1

10

2

2.2

1.1

10

End-term

1

1.2

1.2

10

2

2.2

1.1

10

3

Enda-Mekoni

Current

5

6.7

1.3

20

5

6.7

1.3

20

Near-term

3

4.8

1.6

10

4

5.9

1.5

10

Mid-term

4

5.7

1.4

10

5

6.6

1.3

20

End-term

6

7.9

1.3

20

5

6.6

1.3

20

4

Raya Alamata

Current

6

8.1

1.4

20

6

8.1

1.4

20

Near-term

6

8.2

1.4

20

5

7.0

1.4

17

Mid-term

6

7.9

1.3

20

7

6.3

0.9

23

End-term

5

7.1

1.4

17

6

7.9

1.3

20

  1. D Length of drought (Duration) in the year, S Severity, I Intensity, RF relative frequency