Table 5 Median values of return periods for moderate, severe, and extreme droughts for different periods for all the cropping seasons.

From: Projection of meteorological droughts in Nigeria during growing seasons under climate change scenarios

Crop

Severity

RCP 2.6

RCP 4.5

RCP 8.5

2010–60

2050–2100

2010–60

2050–2100

2010–60

2050–2100

Rice (N)

Moderate

6.25

6.11

6.05

6.18

6.15

6.10

Severe

12.94

12.24

12.41

12.59

12.30

11.75

Extreme

24.00

21.01

21.11

22.14

21.12

19.98

Rice (S)

Moderate

6.21

6.19

6.16

6.13

6.13

6.06

Severe

12.65

12.56

12.00

12.70

12.03

11.89

Extreme

22.04

21.70

20.26

23.42

20.40

20.37

Corn (N)

Moderate

6.13

6.07

6.09

6.13

5.98

5.91

Severe

12.65

12.40

12.19

12.94

12.07

11.61

Extreme

21.97

21.74

20.39

24.24

21.19

19.98

Corn (S)

Moderate

6.27

6.22

6.13

6.13

6.28

6.17

Severe

12.97

12.50

12.08

12.50

12.22

11.72

Extreme

24.68

21.99

20.63

21.88

19.96

19.49

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