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Egypt is the eighth most water stressed country in the world. Egypt receives between 20 mm (0.79 in) and 200 mm (7.87 in) of annual average precipitation along the narrow Mediterranean coast , but south from Cairo, the average drops to nearly 0 millimetres (0.00 inches) in the central and the southern part of the country.
Egypt's climate is hot, dry, and dominated by desert. Egypt has a hot summer from May to October and a mild winter from November to April. In the desert, summer temperatures can range from a high of 43°C (109°F) during the day to 7°C (45°F) at night and winter temperatures range from 18°C (64°F) to 0°C (32°F).
The climate is mainly dry. Most areas get around 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain per year. Unlike the Sahara Desert—more than half of which is hyperarid (having rainfall of less than 50 mm (2.0 in) per year)—the Arabian Desert has only a few hyperarid areas. These rare driest areas may get only 30 to 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain per year.
The dry phases were followed by a shift towards wetter conditions, suggesting a more complex pattern of climate change than other regions during the 4.2 ka event. [ 35 ] On the entire Iberian Peninsula, there is a slight decrease in settlement activity from 2500 calBC, followed by a significant decline between 2300 and 2100 calBC.
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
Temperatures above the historical average have exacerbated the drought. Despite some frosty mornings over the interior Northeast, the dryness of both the air and the ground has led to warm afternoons.
Shoukry said Egypt has tried to ship humanitarian aid to Gaza but has not received the proper authorization to do so. Egypt said Sunday it would intensify its efforts to try and help relief ...
In doing so, they leave East Africa unusually dry for its latitude. [19] Low-level southwesterlies emanating from the Gulf of Guinea are the key moisture source for the West African monsoon in northern hemisphere summer. [20] The Tropical Easterly Jet, which forms high up in the atmosphere, 15–17 km above the surface, is another important factor.