By J.W. WACHIRA In the run-up to El Niño, there has been a wide range of reactions to the advice of our meteorological services. These reactions have mirrored changes in Kenyan society, and if there is any failure to prepare for what may come, it will certainly […]
Publish Date: Oct 26, 2015 By Joyce Namutebi THE ministry of health has announced mitigation measures to curb disease outbreaks that El- nino rains are likely to cause in various parts of the country. In line with a Disease Outbreak Preparedness Plan developed by the ministry, working […]
Ethiopia is suffering its worst drought in more than a decade, a condition exacerbated by El Niño, the water-warming phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that has affected weather patterns and reduced rainfall levels across a large chunk of Africa, hitting Ethiopia particularly hard. More than 80 percent of […]
August 29, 2015 PANAMA CITY, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced Friday it had canceled plans to restrict the passage of ships above a certain size through the canal. In early August, the authority announced that restriction would start on Sept. 8 due to […]
By Wes Bowers Record Staff Writer August 28, 2015 STOCKTON — It may have been 100 degrees in and around Stockton on Friday, and talk likely focused on heat and drought as people gathered around the water cooler at work or in community gathering spots. But for the San […]
