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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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Climate change is real. There is a river in my shags that I have always known to be yuge since growing up. Juzi I was there and could barely recognize the stream! i.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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Ways to helpi.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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harrydre wrote:Climate change is real. There is a river in my shags that I have always known to be yuge since growing up. Juzi I was there and could barely recognize the stream! Could the levels have dropped due to activities upstream eg deforestation, irrigation, population increase, damming, farming (duma) in the riparian zone etc or could it be due to current dry season?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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ITCZ was all sucked into Idai, and now there are 2 other cyclones heading to Australia, the rains this season might be very minimal. "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/21/2011 Posts: 2,032
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wukan wrote:Tropical cyclones happen I remember the one which impacted kenya in 1993 washed away a railway bridge and a train plunged. This one is the strongest in the southern hemisphere.
Climate change is real. Even in the American Midwest there are having record-breaking floods. Unless I forgot my geography, I thought cyclones don't form along the equator (5degrees plus or minus) That said, is it well researched how cyclones affect precipitation in sorrounding zones? I understand a very strong cyclone hit south Africa in 2000 (famed then to be worst in 100yrs), same year Kenya experienced very bad draught ( worst in 60 yrs then, understandably)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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limanika wrote:wukan wrote:Tropical cyclones happen I remember the one which impacted kenya in 1993 washed away a railway bridge and a train plunged. This one is the strongest in the southern hemisphere.
Climate change is real. Even in the American Midwest there are having record-breaking floods. Unless I forgot my geography, I thought cyclones don't form along the equator (5degrees plus or minus) That said, is it well researched how cyclones affect precipitation in sorrounding zones? I understand a very strong cyclone hit south Africa in 2000 (famed then to be worst in 100yrs), same year Kenya experienced very bad draught ( worst in 60 yrs then, understandably) Weatherman already warning us about the rains being affected by this cyclone. Our long rains season will be short
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,936
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Lolest! wrote:limanika wrote:wukan wrote:Tropical cyclones happen I remember the one which impacted kenya in 1993 washed away a railway bridge and a train plunged. This one is the strongest in the southern hemisphere.
Climate change is real. Even in the American Midwest there are having record-breaking floods. Unless I forgot my geography, I thought cyclones don't form along the equator (5degrees plus or minus) That said, is it well researched how cyclones affect precipitation in sorrounding zones? I understand a very strong cyclone hit south Africa in 2000 (famed then to be worst in 100yrs), same year Kenya experienced very bad draught ( worst in 60 yrs then, understandably) Weatherman already warning us about the rains being affected by this cyclone. Our long rains season will be short When i was growing up, mid March to early May, the rains used to be crazy, this time round it is hot excess with no signs of rain. What is up? In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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Lolest! wrote:limanika wrote:wukan wrote:Tropical cyclones happen I remember the one which impacted kenya in 1993 washed away a railway bridge and a train plunged. This one is the strongest in the southern hemisphere.
Climate change is real. Even in the American Midwest there are having record-breaking floods. Unless I forgot my geography, I thought cyclones don't form along the equator (5degrees plus or minus) That said, is it well researched how cyclones affect precipitation in sorrounding zones? I understand a very strong cyclone hit south Africa in 2000 (famed then to be worst in 100yrs), same year Kenya experienced very bad draught ( worst in 60 yrs then, understandably) Weatherman already warning us about the rains being affected by this cyclone. Our long rains season will be short I beg to differ. The extreme conditions that created the cyclone will also lead to more evaporation from the indian ocean and subsequent rains inland as the ITCZ moves northwards. Therefore we should have more rains this yr since the ocean is "more disturbed".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Back to class. Tropical cyclones Quote:The term "tropical" refers to both the geographic origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively in tropical regions of the globe, and their dependence on Maritime Tropical air masses for their formation.
Tropics ni kuku huku: Quote:The tropics are the region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. They are delimited in latitude by The Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′12.5″ (or 23.43679°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′12.5″ (or 23.43679°) S
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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Angelica _ann wrote:Lolest! wrote:limanika wrote:wukan wrote:Tropical cyclones happen I remember the one which impacted kenya in 1993 washed away a railway bridge and a train plunged. This one is the strongest in the southern hemisphere.
Climate change is real. Even in the American Midwest there are having record-breaking floods. Unless I forgot my geography, I thought cyclones don't form along the equator (5degrees plus or minus) That said, is it well researched how cyclones affect precipitation in sorrounding zones? I understand a very strong cyclone hit south Africa in 2000 (famed then to be worst in 100yrs), same year Kenya experienced very bad draught ( worst in 60 yrs then, understandably) Weatherman already warning us about the rains being affected by this cyclone. Our long rains season will be short When i was growing up, mid March to early May, the rains used to be crazy, this time round it is hot excess with no signs of rain. What is up? Climate change! Hehe just joking. Anyway equinox was on March 21st and the ITCZ trails/follows the equinox by 3 weeks so expect peak rains 2nd week of April.
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