Fred Wesley
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Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Tuesday, May 4.
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Long battle
The big one on Page 1 is on the impact of COVID-19. The Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr James Fong, has warned that we should be prepared for a long battle against the virus.
Two new cases
Struggling to cope
The second story on Page 1 is about a man struggling to cope in the face of the recent lockdown.
There’s more on Pages 2 and 3.
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Health minister Dr Iferemi Waqainabete talking to the media at the Superdrug Store after a wheelchair handover in Nabua, Suva, on Thurs 15 Apr 2021. Picture: ELIKI NUKUTABU/FT FILE
Kenya: Floods - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) n° MDRKE047
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Description of the disaster
According to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD), the Climate Outlook for the 2021 March-April-May “Long Rains” season indicates that several parts of the country will experience enhanced rainfall while North Eastern parts of the country will receive below-average rainfall. Based on the state of the Ocean and the early onset, KMD has been issuing heavy rainfall advisories with the most recent being 19 April 20211 . The advisory indicated that heavy rainfall was expected over North East, South East, the Coastal Regions of Kenya, Western and Central regions including Nairobi Area. As predicted, from mid-March heavy rainfalls have been experienced in the country with the Western parts of the country being the most affected through displacement of populations and disruption of livelihoods. Tana River county has received moderate rains, but some parts have been affected by flash fl
2020 climate summary and 2021 outlook
KGUN 9 First Warning Weather
We entered 2021 with about a 7.5â rain deficit.
and last updated 2021-01-12 07:35:36-05
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) â 2020 will go down in history for so many reasons and the year will also go into the weather history books. In Tucson, according to our friends at the National Weather Service, we just experienced our driest year and our 2
nd warmest year ever recorded.
KGUN 9 First Warning Weather
We just experienced our driest year and our 2nd warmest year ever recorded.
We entered 2020 in great shape as far as precipitation was concerned. We came into the year close to 2.5â above average for rainfall and had virtually wiped all drought from our Arizona map. We actually received some decent rainfall the first three months of the year and, then, April arrived. Things changed quickly and it was if someone turned off the water spigot. In Tucson, April brought less than 0.10â of rain and only slightly