Greece’s record rainfall and flash floods are part of a trend – across the Mediterranean, the weather is becoming more dangerous: Recent images of the devastating flash floods caused by Storm Daniel in Greece hit close to home literally and figuratively. As a Greek who has completed a PhD and worked for the past eight …
Climate change: farmers in Ghana can’t predict rainfall anymore, changing how they work: Established practices of Ghanaian farmers have been affected by climate change. Bernard Keraita/Flickr Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Most often the effects of climate change …
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world: A rainy day in Baffin Island, northern Canada. Petr Kahanek / shutterstock Before the end of this century, most of the Arctic will for the first time receive more rain than snow across a whole year. That’s one of the key findings …
Reforesting Europe would increase rainfall – new research: Evgeny Drablenkov / shutterstock “Plant more trees” is often the first idea that comes to mind when we think about how to prevent further climate change or at least adapt to its impacts. There are good reasons for this. Multiple studies have shown that as well as …
South Africa in the news: West & South Coast 28-day Rainfall Forecast: Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the southwest Indian Ocean, Western Australia, New Zealand, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean. Summary: Over …: “South Africa” – BingNews Dave King targets Ibrox return to celebrate Rangers’ next silverware …
Changes in South Africa’s rainfall seasons could affect farming and water resources: Brewing thunderstorm in the dessert area of the Karoo in South Africa. Shutterstock Most of South Africa’s seasonal rainfall occurs during the warmer summer months, from October to March. As a result, October is an important period for farmers to begin planning when …
Learning from South Africa: reconstructing rainfall seasonality in Australia: GettyImages South Africa has distinct summer and winter rainfall zones. Cape Town experiences cold, wet winters, while the interior of the country is very dry during May-August. The same is true in Australia. Regions in the southwest, western south east Australia, and western Tasmania are similar …
What Kenya needs to do to take advantage of its rainfall: About 40% of Nairobi's water supply gets lost on the way to consumers. Shutterstock/Sopotnicki For the past month Kenya has had torrential rainfall. This followed devastating droughts in parts of the country. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner asked Maimbo Malesu how the country can …