By Andrew Kaggwa , NECJOGHA
KAMPALA, UGANDA - The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has today released the seasonal rainfall forecast for the March, April and May season predicting normal to above average rains for most parts of the country.
“Overall,...
In the span of 141 years of climate records, there has never been a warmer January than last month, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
What’s more, the temperature departure from average was the highest monthly departure...
By Padili James Mikomangwa,
The Exchange East Africa/NECJOGHA
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has today Thursday released the seasonal rainfall forecast for the March to May season (MAM 2020) for the bimodal areas predicting normal to...
NAIROBI, KENYA – There are food security fears for the East African region after desert locusts have been confirmed to also have spread to all the three East African countries.
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) alert Desert...
By Andrew Kaggwa, NECJOGHA
NAIROBI, KENYA - A regional body that monitors climate in the Greater Horn of Africa has warned of flash floods and drought in parts of East Africa and other countries of the Greater Horn of Africa.
“March,...
By David Luganda NECJOGHA/AFMC
The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has urged farmers not to start planting crops because the country, is still in the dry season of December, January and February as the main planting season is still ahead....
The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s consolidated analysis of leading international datasets.
Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods were the highest on record. Since...
By Padili James Mikomangwa, The Exchange East Africa/NECJOGHA
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Floods caused by heavy rainfall have damaged a 120 km railway route in Tanzania causing a train to derail.
According to Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC), train transport, which...
Bonn/Kampala - In consultation with the secretariat of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Republic of Uganda has decided to move the dates of the upcoming Africa Climate Week to 20 to 24 April 2020.
The new dates take advantage of the...
BY David Luganda, NECJOGHA / AFMC
Mombasa, Kenya- Experts have predicated heavy rainfall for March, April to May (MAM) season in most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GAH).
“The downscaled regional objective climate forecast from eight Global Producing...
