Much of Ethiopia to Experience Below Normal Rainfall
May 29, 2019 (Ezega.com) -- Much of Ethiopia will experience increased likelihood of drier than normal rainfall from June to September 2019, the 52nd Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 52) has announced on Tuesday. The regional consensus climate outlook for the June to September 2019 rainfall season also revealed lower normal rainfall over much of south-western Eritrea, South Sudan, parts of western Sudan as well as some region on the Sudan/Ethiopia border, northern and far-western Uganda, western Rwanda as well as coastal areas of Kenya and Somalia. The announcement was made on Tuesday during the 52nd Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 52) for June, July, August and September under the theme “Mitigation of Climate Risks for Resilience building” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to the outlook, there is an increased likelihood of above normal rainfall over Djibouti and surrounding lowlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, most parts of Sudan...