Sunday 25 October 2015

El Nino to cause 80% rise in East Africans needing aid: UN

CLIMATE SCIENCE
El Nino to cause 80% rise in East Africans needing aid: UN
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 23, 2015 - Heavy floods and drought sparked by the El Nino weather phenomenon in East Africa in coming weeks could see the number of people needing aid soar by over 80 percent, the UN warned Friday. El Nino is sparked by a warming in sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, setting off changing weather patterns across the world, and can cause unusually heavy rains in some areas, and drought ... more


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