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  2. Climate of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Climate change is of great concern in Ethiopia, especially since the 1970s. Between the mid-1970s and late 2000s, Ethiopia's rainfall in some areas and seasons decreased by 15-20 percent. Furthermore, numerous studies predict climate change will increasingly affect the country's ecosystem, causing drought and famines.

  3. Climate change in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The green zone has two separate rainy seasons, and the red zone has a single peak in rainfall in Jun to September. Ethiopia has two main wet seasons per year. It rains in the spring and summer. These seasonal patterns of rainfall vary a lot across the country. [10] [11] Western Ethiopia has a seasonal rainfall pattern that is similar to the ...

  4. Dawro Zone - Wikipedia

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    Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. Dawuro (or Dawro) is a zone in the Southwest Region of Ethiopia.The name "Dawuro" represents both the land and the people. It is located at about 500km southwest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, about 111 km west of Wolaita Sodo, the capital of South Ethiopia Regional State and 319 km of Hawassa the capital of the Sidama Region.

  5. Seasons of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    In most parts of Somali Region erratic and low rain falls during March, especially in southern parts where pasture and water are already scarce. According to the European Commission and World Food Programme , 490,000 MT of cereals (maize, sorghum and wheat) could be purchased on the domestic market for food aid in Ethiopia in 2002.

  6. Geography of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The weather is usually sunny and dry, but the short (belg) rains occur from February to April and the large (meher) rains from mid-June to mid-September. Over the greater part of Ethiopia as well as the Oromia highlands, the climate is very healthy and temperate.

  7. Ethiopian Mapping Agency - Wikipedia

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    The topographic surveying was provided by soldiers from the 64th Engineer Battalion, 29th Engineer Company, and the project was known as the Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission. Using the survey data from the Mapping Mission, The Army Map Service/Topocom completed the photogrammetric map compilation and cartographic map finishing operations. [3]

  8. Amhara Region - Wikipedia

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    The park also has Ethiopia's second and third highest mountains, Kidis Yared (4,453 m (14,610 ft)) and Mount Bwahit (4,437 m (14,557 ft)). The park is home to endangered species found nowhere else in the world, [ 17 ] examples of endemic fauna include the iconic walia ibex , the gelada baboon , and the Ethiopian wolf (or Simien fox) among others.

  9. 2016 Ethiopian flood - Wikipedia

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    Basin map of Ethiopia with flood-prone extents. Ethiopia has 12 basins, of which 8 are basins, 1 is a lake basin with perennial rivers and 3 are dry basins. Most major rivers are of a transboundary nature and cross-border. Many parts of these river basins are affected by prominent flash floods and river floods. [3]