Tag:rainfall

Climate Change

Unprecedented rise of heat and rainfall extremes in observational data

A 90-fold increase in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the past 10 years compared to 1951-1980 has been found by scientists in...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2021

Climate Change

Rainfall detected over Greenland ice sheet, first since 2019

The National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado on Friday, August 20, 2021 said rain was detected at the highest point...

Michael Simire - August 20, 2021

Climate Change

NiMet predicts three days thunderstorms, rains from Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of thunderstorms and rains across the country. This prediction was contained in NiMet`s weather outlook released...

Michael Simire - August 15, 2021

Climate Change

NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms, rain

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days thunderstorms and rain across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday, July 30, 2021 in...

Michael Simire - July 31, 2021

Cover

Rainfall: Agency gives early warning to avert flooding

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA) has advised states, local governments and individuals to take early precautionary measures to avoid flooding this rainy season. Mr...

Michael Simire - March 24, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Climate change: Farmer raises concern over delayed rainfall

An organic farmer, Mr Uche Ikenga, has raised alarm over the delay in the coming of the 2020 rainy season in some parts of...

Michael Simire - February 19, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

Cyclone Eloise: Nine killed in Africa’s east coast, heavy rains, floods in South Africa

At least nine people were reported killed after tropical cyclone Eloise hit Africa’s east coast at the weekend with wind gusts of up to...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Osun farmers seek govt’s intervention to ameliorate poor rainfall in 2020

The Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Osun Chapter, Alhaji Sulaimon Araokanmi, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 called on government to assist farmers...

Michael Simire - January 12, 2021

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