insert_link Environment Dubai roads and airport flooded with heavy rains The United Arab Emirates experienced torrential rainfall and flooding yesterday, in what the government has described as the largest amount of rainfall in the past 75 years. More than 142- millimetres of rain soaked Dubai over just 12 hours. Dubai International Airport, recently crowned the second-busiest airport in the world, diverted planes as its tarmac was under water. The UAE government says the downpours were an exceptional climate event. According […] todayApril 17, 2024 38
insert_link Environment El Niño disasters: governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared – what must change By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction measures. With little to no preparation for drought disasters, such as the failure of the staple maize crop, the only option after the disaster hits is delayed relief action. Because of climate change, the El Niño-induced impacts […] todayApril 2, 2024 14
insert_link Business / Economics Agri-Focus – 26 March 2024 Hanks Saisai provides an update on the state of the agriculture sector. https://iono.fm/e/1419742 todayMarch 27, 2024 10
insert_link Environment Zambezi Governor raises concerns over unusual rainfall patterns Zambezi Governor Lawerence Sampofu says that while the region normally receives very good rainfall, they have not yet received much rainfall. todayFebruary 27, 2024 17
insert_link Business / Economics Agri-focus – 13 February 2024 Technical advisor at Agribank Namibia, Hank Saisai, provides an update on the state of the agriculture sector in the country. https://iono.fm/e/1405951 todayFebruary 14, 2024 26
insert_link World California faces “life-threatening” flooding The US state of California is facing heavy rain and snowfall, with authorities issuing flood warnings described as "life-threatening". Around 94% of the population - 37 million people - are now under flood alerts, while some communities have been told to evacuate. The state is forecast to experience several days of extreme weather. Nancy Ward is California's Director of Emergency Service. todayFebruary 5, 2024 12
insert_link Africa The Sahara Desert used to be a green savannah – new research explains why By Edward Armstrong, University of Helsinki Algeria’s Tassili N’Ajjer plateau is Africa’s largest national park. Among its vast sandstone formations is perhaps the world’s largest art museum. Over 15,000 etchings and paintings are exhibited there, some as much as 11,000 years old according to scientific dating techniques, representing a unique ethnological and climatological record of the region. Curiously, however, these images do not depict the arid, barren landscape that […] todayDecember 20, 2023 27
insert_link Business / Economics Agri Focus – 5 December With, hopefully a good, rainy season upon us, technical advisor at the Agricultural Bank of Namibia, Hanks Saisai, explains the importance of keeping accurate rainfall figures. https://iono.fm/e/1387603 todayDecember 6, 2023 7
Namibia Namibia’s climate and the need to adapt to an uncertain future By Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management Historically, Namibia has been a country trapped by, and vulnerable to, a highly erratic rainfall regime. Therefore, the questions Will it rain? and Will there be grazing? affect the well-being of most of Namibia's population and have a direct impact on the country's fledgling economy. The threat of drought is a real and ever-present phenomenon in Namibia. Water security relies mainly on […] todayDecember 4, 2023 5
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
