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Meteorologists urge Ugandan farmers to wait for normal rains

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) is advising farmers to proceed cautiously and avoid being lured by current rain into early planting of seasonal crops. Throughout much of this month (July), the unusual weather patterns have sparked concerns among farming communities. Traditionally, in the …

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Africa’s obsolete weather forecasting gets a revamp

Europe’s satellite agency to strengthen cooperation with continent’s Meteorologists ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union Commission and the European Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT), have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation on earth observation. The agreement opens the way for African environmental and meteorological services to access …

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Weather disasters increase five-fold in 50 years: WMO report

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years, the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths from these hazards has been …

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How UPDF is fighting voracious desert locusts

Otuke, Uganda | AFP | Under a warm morning sun scores of weary UPDF soldiers stare as millions of yellow locusts rise into the northern Ugandan sky, despite hours spent spraying vegetation with chemicals in an attempt to kill them. From the tops of shea trees, fields of pea plants …

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Kenya landslides kill a dozen people

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  At least 12 people were killed in Kenya when their homes were swept away in a landslide during ferocious rainstorms, local government officials said Saturday. Their homes were hit overnight Friday amid torrential rains in Kenya’s West Pokot region, 350 kilometres (220 miles) northwest of …

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‘Rain for the next five days’

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA has warned of unusually heavy rainfall over the next five days. The authority attributes the anticipated rains and recent downpours to the moist winds blowing from Indian Ocean and Congo forests. Recent rains have caused flooding, killed people and …

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