Long rainy season ends - Met officials
THE long rainy season, from March to the end of May, has come to an end in central and western Uganda, with most parts having received less rainfall than expected.
By Gerald Tenywa
THE long rainy season, from March to the end of May, has come to an end in central and western Uganda, with most parts having received less rainfall than expected.
“The rains were also more erratic than anticipated,†said Aloysius Kagoro, a principal meteorologist in the environment ministry.
Parts of central and eastern Uganda, as well as Bushenyi district, received below average rainfall, he said. Mbarara district had more or less normal rains but was hit by floods.
However, rains are expected to continue in West Nile. The weather forecast for June to August also indicates that the northern region will get increased rainfall.
According to the weather report, residents of Kampala and Kayunga districts experienced floods in May, which destroyed infrastructure and property.
Kagoro did not comment on the food security situation in the country. Other sources, however, said parts of the cattle corridor, that runs from Karamoja across central Uganda to Rakai in the south, are likely to be hit by crop failures and food shortages.
Experts on climate change have predicted that the March-May rainy season in Uganda will become more erratic, while the October rains will become more intense.
This is indicated on one of the posters at the climate change exhibition in the Uganda Museum, organised in collaboration with the British High Commission.
THE long rainy season, from March to the end of May, has come to an end in central and western Uganda, with most parts having received less rainfall than expected.
“The rains were also more erratic than anticipated,†said Aloysius Kagoro, a principal meteorologist in the environment ministry.
Parts of central and eastern Uganda, as well as Bushenyi district, received below average rainfall, he said. Mbarara district had more or less normal rains but was hit by floods.
However, rains are expected to continue in West Nile. The weather forecast for June to August also indicates that the northern region will get increased rainfall.
According to the weather report, residents of Kampala and Kayunga districts experienced floods in May, which destroyed infrastructure and property.
Kagoro did not comment on the food security situation in the country. Other sources, however, said parts of the cattle corridor, that runs from Karamoja across central Uganda to Rakai in the south, are likely to be hit by crop failures and food shortages.
Experts on climate change have predicted that the March-May rainy season in Uganda will become more erratic, while the October rains will become more intense.
This is indicated on one of the posters at the climate change exhibition in the Uganda Museum, organised in collaboration with the British High Commission.