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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.
At least 257 deaths were attributed to the landslide, [1] including 148 men and 81 women, making it Ethiopia's deadliest landslide. [3] Among the dead was the locality's administrator. [ 5 ] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the final death toll could exceed 500.
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 ...
severe drought, irregular rainfall The 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought is a drought that hit the countries of Somalia , Ethiopia , and Kenya . The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022.
Köppen climate classification of climate of Ethiopia. The seasons of Ethiopia consist of four phases: Tsedey (Amharic: ጸደይ, Oromo: Arfaasaa, equivalent to spring) lasting from September to November, Bega (Amharic: በጋ, Oromo: Ganna, equivalent to summer) from December to February, Belg (Amharic: በልግ) (Oromo: Birraa, equivalent to Fall) from March to May and Kiremt (Amharic ...
Heavy rain started around 16:00 UTC (6 p.m. local time) on 2 May 2023 and continued throughout the night, killing at least 135 people. [36] [5] The Sebeya River burst its banks. [5] The most affected areas in Rwanda were Rutsiro, Nyabihu, Rubavu, and Ngororero. [5] More rainfall is expected during the rest of the month.
Authorities could not hold polls on Monday in four of Ethiopia's 10 regions, according to the election board. UPDATE 2-Officials count ballots after Ethiopia's election, new fighting reported in ...
The National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሄራዊ የሜትሮሎጂ ኢኒስቲቲውት; NMIE), formerly known as the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሚትራኦሎጂካል ኢኒስቲቲውት; EMI), is an Ethiopian government agency responsible for metrology related service in Ethiopia.