Farmers require agricultural support following second year of severe dry weather 14 September 2015, Rome Prolonged dry weather associated with the El Niño phenomenon has severely reduced this year’s cereal outputs in […]
Zimbabwe braces for poor rains
Tabitha Mutenga 3 Sep 2015 ZIMBABWE should brace for yet another drought in 2016 as climatic predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) of normal to below normal rainfall […]
El Nino could make Southeast Asia haze worst on record
Forest fires across the region are having a devastating effect on health and economies. Richard Angwin | 14 Oct 2015 10:58 GMT | Weather, Indonesia, Asia Pacific, Environment The haze currently engulfing […]
Tough times for Nairobi as El Nino rains start
Xinhua, October 19, 2015 East African nation capital has experienced unusually heavy rains in the capital Nairobi in the last two days, signaling the start of the much-anticipated rain. “Most parts of […]
East Africa: Worst El Nino in 60 Years on Way – Experts
By John Muchangi One of the strongest and wettest El Ninos will soon pummel East Africa, bringing heavy rains, floods and malaria. The prospect of a record-breaking El Nino is worrying since […]
Experts say rains being experienced indicate onset of anticipated El Niño rains
By MUCHEMI WACHIRA More by this Author Light showers came down over the weekend in Nairobi and its environs, with weather experts saying they were an indication that El Niño rains […]
El Niño Ready Nations (ENRNs): The Concept
What is an “El Niño Ready Nation?” A Nation whose government takes El Niño occurrences as serious quasi-periodic threats and seeks to enact policies to protect its citizens, their livelihoods, and properties—both […]