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Near the town is the Tsabong kimberlite field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world. Tsabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of −15.0 °C (5.0 °F).
Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa. Botswana occupies an area of 581,730 square kilometres (224,610 sq mi), of which 566,730 km 2 (218,820 sq mi) are land.
Africa, specifically East Africa, has contained glacial regions, possibly as far back as the last glacial maximum 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. Seasonal snow does exist on the highest peaks of East Africa as well as in the Drakensberg Range of South Africa, the Stormberg Mountains, and the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
The direction of change at any one location is often less certain. Observed surface temperatures have generally increased by about 1 °C in Africa since the late 19th century to the early 21st century. [50] In the Sahel, the increase has been as much as 3 °C for the minimum temperature at the end of the dry season. [50]
[7] [8] Botswana experiences low rainfall and the rainfall patterns change which negatively affects the agricultural sector. Due to the state of rainfall in Botswana, which is very unreliable, there has been a reduction in hectares ploughed. Heavy rains wash away the topsoil and seeds during the ploughing season and this results in very low yields.
Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds and the trade has transformed it into a middle-income nation. The country has had its share of problems: It once had the world's highest rate ...
Botswana accepted the convention on 23 November 1998. [3] There are two World Heritage Sites in Botswana, with a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Botswana to be inscribed to the list was Tsodilo Hills in 2001. [3] The most recent site listed was the Okavango Delta in 2003, and became the 1000th site on the list. [4]
The NWS predicts heavy wet snow is possible with a potential total snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. First snow of the season could be near.