February 17, 2020 Jennifer Fitchett Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand Many parts of Kenya have been experiencing torrential rainfall for a couple of months now. This has resulted in floods and landslides. The unusual weather can be attributed to the Indian Ocean Dipole. This is the difference in sea […]
VNA January, 2020 Vietnam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, an increase of 57.9 percent compared to the previous year. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, an increase of 57.9 percent compared to the previous year. The figures were announced on January […]
Jasper Y. Arcalas – February 10, 2020 The country’s abaca production last year fell by almost 8 percent to 70,000 metric tons, from 76,000 MT in 2018 due to unfavorable weather conditions, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) said. PhilFida Executive Director Kennedy T. Costales told the […]
The ability to predict an El Niño at least a year ahead could help threatened countries better prepare for impacts, from flooding to drought. Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday 7 November 2019 The complex El Niño weather pattern that can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around […]
Aug 22, 2019 Jan Cortes Although unbeknown to many, the intricate relationship between our atmosphere and our oceans is best shown in the eastern Pacific. As a response to the trade winds, the ocean’s surface typically cools and warms in a cycle. This then, results to alternating rainfall […]
By Mark Chingono and Bukola Adebayo August 7, 2019 A woman fetches water from a spring in Harare. Harare (CNN)More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a report.“We are talking about people […]
Published by Click Carrot The South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) and its newly launched online portal was demonstrated at a regional workshop held in New Delhi today. The SADMS expected to provide near‐real information of drought onset and progression helping decision makers respond in time. The interactive SADMS online […]
