Tag:rainfall

Agric & Biotech

Chinedum Nwajiuba: Farmers on edge as the rains are here

The rain is here. Farmers seem to be taken by surprise. I am. I planned to embark on land clearing after March 11. Clearly, nature...

Michael Simire - March 12, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Fiji closes schools amid rain, flooding

Fiji on Monday, March 6, 2023, shut down school activities following a heavy rain warning and flood in some parts of the country. Fiji meteorological...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2023

Cover

New study highlights African cities’ ability to absorb rainfall, prevent floods

A new, first-of-its-kind study has measured the “sponginess” – or the natural ability to soak up heavy rainfall – in five key cities across Africa. Kigali...

Michael Simire - March 3, 2023

Climate Change

Lagos records first rain in 2023

Some parts of Lagos metropolis on Sunday, January 22, recorded the first rainfall in the year 2023. The rain fell around Lawanson in Surulere, Apapa Road,...

Michael Simire - January 22, 2023

Climate Change

Sydney rainfall makes 2022 wettest year on record

Sydney has officially seen enough rainfall for meteorologists to declare 2022 the Australian city’s wettest year on record on Thursday, October 6. As more than...

Michael Simire - October 7, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Lagos alerts residents of Ogun River banks of possible upsurge in flooding

Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state especially those residing on the banks of Ogun River of high intensity of flooding occasioned...

Michael Simire - October 5, 2022

Climate Change

Thunderstorms, rains to batter states for three days from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 14, 2022, across the nation. NiMet's weather outlook,...

Michael Simire - September 11, 2022

Agric & Biotech

South-West stakeholders express mixed feelings over irregular rainfall

Stakeholders in South-West Nigeria have differed in their views on the possible effects of the irregular rainfall patterns in year 2021 on agricultural harvest,...

Michael Simire - November 15, 2021

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