Analysis of Climate Change Indicators in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
By Wali E, Kika, H.A, Owen, N.E.A.Climate change is considered to be a change in the climatic conditions over a period due to anthropogenic or natural causes and is considered as one of the natural factors which affect landscape patterns. Therefore, this study assessed the fluctuation and trend in climate change indicators in the Niger Delta Region. This study adopted a cross-sectional research design method while the data set of thirty years from NIMET (Nigeria Meteorological Agency) of 1986 - 2016 were employed in the study, both, descriptive and inferential statistics and student t-test with the aid of graphs and charts were also reflected in the study. The result shows that years with maximum temperature above the mean annual value includes, 1987, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016. 2016 and 2006 had the maximum and minimum temperature record of 31.76 and 30.25 °C respectively. The average temperature and rainfall increased by 27 °C and 2700 mm, respectively, from 1986 to 2016. By correlation analysis of changes with meteorological factors from 1986 to 2016, the results indicated that changes might be not directly related to temperature and rainfall changes with other land use change. This study concludes that among other things to promote in climate change study is to build resilience, policy reform in climate change awareness.