Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and is the primary source of the Nile. Deadly intense thunderstorms build up on the lake at night as fishermen go fishing. The International Red Cross estimates that between 3,000 and 5,000 fishermen per year lose their lives in Lake Victoria’s violent storms. How does availing weather information to fishers on how the lake weather will look the following day help protect the fishermen’s lives.
Access to Weather alerts saves fishers from Killer Lake Victoria storms
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AFRICA CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS
Telling the Climate and Environment Story from an African Perspective
At the Africa Climate Conversation (ACC), we believe Africa cannot develop while leaving its media behind. At the same time, the continent must tell its own stories and shape its own narratives for itself and future generations.
Recent TWEETS
You had better
1) use the original river sizes If you need it to be sustainable.
2) ensure no one grabs those lands after. 3) ensure to continue even after the rains.
4) remember, over time water will push people back and re-occupy. Nature has no shortcuts whatsoever.
🛰️ Friday’s 3rd May, 2024 satellite imagery, from late afternoon to evening, reveals evolving weather patterns, leading to widespread rainfall in regions marked blue, yellow, and reddish-brown.
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