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Number Hit By Floods in Kenya Tops 100,000
Rain-induced floods in several parts of Kenya have affected at least 105,000 people and weakened the country’s food security situation – already affected by severe drought – a government official said on December 15.
Effects of Climate Change to Further Degrade Fisheries Resources
A new study led by University of British Columbia researchers reveals how the effect of climate change can further impact the economic viability of current fisheries practices. “Fisheries are already providing fewer fish and making less money than...
Study Finds Unprecedented Depletion of Earth’s Protective Ozone Layer Above the Arctic Last Winter And Spring
A NASA-led study has documented an unprecedented depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low temperatures in the stratosphere.
European Union And Its Member States to Provide More Assistance to Pakistani Areas Affected By Heavy Monsoon Rains
The European Union (EU) and its Member States are to provide more assistance to Pakistani areas affected by heavy monsoon rains. In addition to EUR 10 million the European Commission has approved last Friday in emergency relief to the victims of the monsoon...
The Gambia One of the Countries Most Vulnerable to the Consequences of Climate Change
The Executive Director of the Gambia National Environment Agency, NEA, Momodou B. Sarr, has indicated that The Gambia is one of the countries most vulnerable to the rapacious consequences of climate change in Africa and that Banjul the capital face a...
Kenyan Government Announces Funding for Drought Mitigation Measures
The Kenyan government has announced that it is planning to spend 30 billion shillings (US$321 million) in drought mitigation measures as over 3.5 million Kenyans, mostly in the north, are affected by the current drought that has hit the Horn of Africa...
Floods Pose New Threat to Ethiopia’s Food Security
While the ongoing drought has seriously undermined the food security of up to 4.5 million people in Ethiopia, a threat posed by expected flooding during the second half of 2011 could exacerbate the situation, say meteorological officials. How People Arrived...
South African Weather Service Celebrates 10th Anniversary As a Government Service
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has celebrated its 10th anniversary as a government institution.
