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Under the weather: Storms and gales as SA enters spring
We've collected all the official weather alerts in one place. From thunderstorms and flooding to heavy downpours and gale-force winds, here's what you need to know.
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BMS closely monitors tropical wave - Barbados Today
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring the progress of a tropical wave located near 41 degrees west at 8 a.m. This is about 2000 (km) or 1250 miles east of Barbados. The BMS however said no watches or warnings are in effect for Barbados at this time. “At the present
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Garden Route suffers extensive damage as strong winds, rain batter Western Cape | News24
The Garden Route has suffered the brunt of the wet, windy and cold weather that hit the Western Cape this week - and it's not yet over.
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Neighbour offers shelter - Barbados Today
Strong winds from Hurricane Elsa lifted the roof off 74-year-old Carmen Phillips’ Thyme Bottom, Christ Church house in the wee hours of the morning, leaving her scared and staring at the sky for some time before being rescued. Hours after the hurricane had moved on leaving widespread damage across
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VIDEO: Wildfires Plague Northern Spain – The Wilmington Journal
The American West isn't the only region in the world fighting major forest fires. Northern Spain, for instance, is currently home to nearly a dozen blazes that burned more than 9,800 acres of land last [...]
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Kenya: NG-CDF Board Wants Changes in Cash Sharing Formula
[Nation] The National Government Constituency Development Funds (NG-CDF) board has proposed changes to the cash distribution formula aimed at improving the basis of sharing the fund and closing the poverty gap index among constituencies.
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Power outages, uprooted trees and floods: Mopping up after Cape Town deluge
The City of Cape Town and its residents were mopping up on Sunday after a two-day deluge and very cold
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Angola: President Swears in New Luanda Governor
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Thursday swore in the new governor of the province of Luanda, Ana Paula Chantre Luna de Carvalho.
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Geography of the Countries of Africa
The continent of Africa is the worlds second-largest based on land area and population just after Asia. It has a population of around one billion people (as of 2009) and covers 20.4% of the Earths land area. Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to
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Just in: Locust outbreaks confirmed in three SA provinces
We always suspected that a year like 2020 would have to end with something biblical - so yes, a domestic outbreak of locusts just about fits the bill.
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Half of protected areas in central Africa under threat from oil, gas: study | Fin24
Nearly half of the 206 protected areas in central Africa are under threat from the oil and gas industries, a report published Tuesday by the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) said.
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MUST WATCH | Monster winds blow huge puffs of foam off the sea and into Cape Town streets | News24
Residents of Cape Town came out in their numbers to catch a glimpse of the gale force winds and unusually foamy streets.
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UNHCR delivers emergency aid to refugees in Burkina Faso
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has airlifted 88 tons of emergency aid for refugees and people internally displaced in Burkina Faso, following its urgent appeal on the
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Nigeria: Canadian Embassy in Abuja Suspends Operations After Fire Accident
[Vanguard] The Canadian High Commission in Abuja, on Tuesday suspended operations after a fire incident at the commission on Monday.
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Barbados Met Services monitors strong tropical wave - Barbados Today
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring the progress of a strong tropical wave located 800 miles east-southeast of Barbados at 8 a.m. LST on Monday, 21st, 2021. The forecasters say the satellite imagery is indicating areas of disorganized showers and thunderstorms as this
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CZMU worried about storm surge - Barbados Today
With the approach of Tropical Storm Elsa, authorities are highly concerned about low lying areas along Barbados’ coastline and the potential for storm surge damage. Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Dr. Leo Brewster, emphasised this earlier today, while providing an assessment of
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Homes burn as winds push California fire into desert floor
JUNIPER HILLS, California (AP) - Strong winds pushed a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains north-east of Los Angeles onto the desert floor and spread it rapidly in several directions, causing it to explode in size and destroy homes, officials said Saturday.
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Celebrating World Environment Day amid COVID-19
The year 2020 witnessed the event being celebrated not only in the background of climate change impacts, but also in the midst of COVID-19, a deadly pandemic that has caused massive human casualties around the
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Watch: Haunting video captured after Jonkershoek fire finally contained
Video has emerged of the devastating impact of recent wildfires in Jonkershoek, Western Cape, with some 14 000ha scorched over the past week.
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Rwanda: Govt Issues Guidelines Ahead of Strong Winds
[New Times] The Ministry of Emergency Management has announced guidelines that citizens in high-risk areas should observe in order to prevent severe damages or loss lives, after the Rwanda Meteorology Agency predicted that there would be strong winds in different parts of the country.
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Desperately fleeing the burning hills of Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Californi (AP) - As the flames closed in on tiny Berry Creek in the Sierra Nevada foothills early last Wednesday, Misty Spires and her boyfriend hooked a fire hose to a hydrant in a desperate attempt to defend their homes and the town's only laundromat.They gave up around 4:00 am when
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Hurricane Elsa: Fire Service Rescues Elderly Soufriere Couple - St. Lucia Times News
The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) says it rescued an elderly couple in Soufriere Friday, after strong winds associated with Hurricane Elsa caused their roof to collapse. Deputy Chief Fire Officer, George Victorin, disclosed that the incident occurred about 9.30 am. 'We were able to assist an
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Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 2 October 2020
Here's a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.
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Storm leaves trail of destruction in Mat South - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Affected villagers told Southern Eye that homes, schools and church buildings were destroyed by strong winds that hit the area on Sunday. The post Storm leaves trail of destruction in Mat South appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Mozambique to be hit by yet another tropical storm, as storm Guambe strengthens | News24
A tropical storm likely to intensify into a cyclone is approaching Mozambique, South Africa's Weather Services said on Wednesday, battering an area hit by cyclone Eloise less than a month back.
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WATCH | Three killed, 14 cattle perish in 'fiery' Eastern Cape collision | News24
Three people and 14 cattle have been killed in the Eastern Cape in a "fiery crash" between two trucks, one which was transporting the animals.
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Cold front with rough seas and gale-force winds expected - SAWS
The South African Weather Services said the cold front will make landfall over the south-western Cape on Friday afternoon, 25 June 2021.
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Johannesburg weather update: Alerts issued for severe storms
The South African Weather Service issued several alerts for severe thunderstorms leading to hail and localised flooding in Johannesburg on Monday, 5 October 2020.
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Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 10 November 2020
Here's a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.
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