By Andrew Kaggwa, NECJOGHA
The meteorological organizations of Kenya and Uganda have warned of strong winds which may be destructive especially in the Lake Victoria islands and surrounding areas.
By David Luganda – AFMC/NECJOGHA
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) has today released the August forecast and June – July – August seasonal update 2021 predicting wetter than...
In keeping with Earth’s warming trend this year, June 2021 placed as fifth-warmest June in the 142-year global climate record.
The year-to-date (through June) average global temperature ranked eighth highest on record, according to scientists...
IGAD launches Hazards Watch for East Africa
by Abubakr A. M. Salih, Erick Otenyo, Marta Baraibar and Viola Otieno
East Africa Hazards Watch
The East Africa...
Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice.
First, it disturbed the atmosphere in just...
Rwanda Meteorological Agency (RMA) has predicted rainfall between 1st and 10th June 2021 will range between 0 and 20 mm across the country.
According to RMA enhanced rainfall is expected in northern parts of...
Extreme weather combined with COVID-19 in a double blow for millions of people in 2020, reveals the State of the Global Climate 2020. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched its new report in a joint press conference...
Science journalists are eligible for this award.
The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, organized by the Kavli Foundation, recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience and honor individuals for coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Author name: FSINPublication type:Reports
Topics: Analyses and assessments, Food security analysis (VAM)
Introduction
The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2021) highlights the remarkably...
2021 must be the year for climate action – “the make it or break it year,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of WMO’s report on the State of the Global Climate 2020 which highlighted accelerating climate change indicators...
