East Africa expects drier-than-usual conditions from January to March 2025
Africa
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Xinhua
| Dec 31, 2024
The East Africa region will experience drier-than-usual conditions between January and March 2025, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Monday.
The center said in a forecast that the drier conditions will affect mainly Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The region will also record warmer-than-usual temperatures during the January-to-March 2025 season. "Normal temperatures are likely to be recorded in a few areas of northern Uganda and western Sudan," it said.
The center observed that across the region, only southern Tanzania and southwestern Uganda would experience wetter-than-usual conditions during the period, an indication of increased climate variability in the region due to climate change.
The Horn of Africa region is among the worst hit by climate change as drought, floods, and pests become common amid higher temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius, according to the center.
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