The prolonged drought in the Sahel (see Figure 1), which was pronounced from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, continues although it is not quite as intense as it was; it has been linked, through changes in atmospheric circulation, to changes in tropical sea surface temperature patterns in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Basins. (ipcc.ch)
I. Definition of the Anomalous Sea Surface Temperature patterns TECHNICAL NOTE 1, DECADAL CLIMATE PREDICTION PROJECT (DCPP)- Component C (wcrp-climate.org)
«More research into the potential weather impacts of an AMOC slowdown and the associate sea surface temperature pattern is needed, given the results of the two new studies suggesting a weak AMOC that is likely to weaken further,» Thornalley told Live Science. (livescience.com)