DP Kindiki says gov't to cushion Kenyans against reduced rainfall and expected El Nino By DPCS July 24, 2026 01:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter DP Kithure Kindiki holds a public sensitization forum at Ki …
Audio By VocalizeSri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned on Thursday. …
… Adding to the mix is the return this year of El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that warms Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and typically occurs every two to seven years. …
… Adding to the mix is the return this year of El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that warms Pacific surface temperatures and typically occurs every two to seven years. …
… Adding to the mix is the return this year of El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that warms Pacific surface temperatures and typically occurs every two to seven years. …
… s electricity and water supply "and just overall the health and safety of our people." From "almost three months to get power and water back on for all the places during Mawar, Sinlaku took almost... three weeks," Borja told AFP at Guam's Homeland Security headquarters. - El Nino …
… s electricity and water supply "and just overall the health and safety of our people." From "almost three months to get power and water back on for all the places during Mawar, Sinlaku took almost... three weeks," Borja told AFP at Guam's Homeland Security headquarters. - El Nino …
… Ahead of the expected El Nino season, Cabinet established an ad hoc committee chaired by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki to coordinate national preparedness, including flood mitigation, evacuation planning, drainage clearance, reinforcement of vulnerable roads and bridges, pre-p …
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Nino By Reuters June 02, 2026 06:04 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conferen …
Kenya is confronting a double agricultural catastrophe: massive crop failure from failed long rains, followed by torrential rainfall from an expected El Niño system that meteorologists warn will cause flooding. The Africa Development Bank estimates the impact could reach between $10 and 20 billion across Africa.
Kenya is confronting a double agricultural catastrophe: massive crop failure from failed long rains, followed by torrential rainfall from an expected El Niño system that meteorologists warn will cause flooding. The Africa Development Bank estimates the impact could reach between $10 and 20 billion across Africa.
United Green Movement party leader David Maraga has warned the government of inadequate preparedness to handle expected El Niño rainfall, criticizing the lack of budget allocation for flood mitigation and calling for urgent mitigation plans and supplementary funding.
The King of Lesotho arrived in Kenya for an official agricultural field visit to Taita Taveta County to explore climate-smart and traditional farming technologies aimed at strengthening food security. As IFRC ambassador for the continental food programme, he will tour projects developed to improve food production amid increasingly erratic weather patterns.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured Kenyans that the government is implementing measures to protect farmers and safeguard national food security following below-average rainfall affecting crop production in key agricultural regions, while monitoring the anticipated El Niño rains later this year.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki assured the country that the government is taking measures to reduce the impact of depressed rainfall on food production and to support farmers, ensuring no shortage of food supply to any part of Kenya.
Sri Lanka's environment minister warned Thursday that El Niño will bring severe drought through September followed by devastating floods from a north-east monsoon in October. The government is urging water conservation and advising farmers to start rice cultivation two weeks early to protect crops.
More than 900,000 people have fled their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi approaches, with the eastern city of Wenzhou having evacuated 887,801 residents by late Friday ahead of the storm's expected Sunday landfall. The typhoon has already lashed Taiwan and Japan's southwestern islands, while extreme weather earlier in the week left at least 39 dead across southern and central China.
Typhoon Bavi triggered landslides that killed at least 15 people and left six missing on the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, while more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated as the biggest typhoon in decades approached the region on Friday.
Taiwan's weather authority warned Thursday of "destructive" winds as Typhoon Bavi, the largest since 1995, approached the island after striking US Pacific territories. The typhoon is expected to hit Taiwan's north on Friday and Saturday before moving into China, with maximum sustained winds of 184 kilometres per hour and gusts around 227 kilometres per hour.
Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to move westwards over Guam and the Northern Marianas on Monday with winds of 260 kilometers per hour equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. The National Weather Service warned of catastrophic damage, significant flooding from torrential rains, coastal inundation, and waves of up to 35 feet.
Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to impact Guam and the Northern Marianas on Monday with winds of 260 kilometers per hour, category 5 hurricane-equivalent strength, and projected waves up to 35 feet, prompting evacuations and warnings of catastrophic damage and flooding.
Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas boarded up windows and stocked up as typhoon Bavi was upgraded to a "super typhoon" with sustained winds of 259 kilometres per hour, approaching the US Pacific territories.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki chaired the inaugural meeting of an Ad Hoc Cabinet Committee on El Niño Preparedness and Response, assuring Kenyans that the government has mobilised all ministries, departments, agencies and State organs to respond to anticipated above-normal rainfall expected between October and December and to prevent flooding, landslides and disruptions to services.
Warming sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean approximately 15,000km away from Kenya are triggering a climatic chain reaction that will result in El Niño conditions in Kenya, bringing warnings of diseases and destruction.
The Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms to address payroll fraud across government after a sample audit of 12 out of 53 State departments uncovered suspected irregularities worth Sh6.2 billion, including unauthorised alterations to payroll records, irregular payments, and weak controls. The reforms include a government-wide payroll audit, criminal investigations, and migration of all public institutions to a revamped payroll management system.
Agricultural leaders, policymakers, scientists, and farmers have gathered in Nairobi for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation summit aimed at accelerating agricultural innovation and addressing food security as Africa faces climate pressures and population growth projected to make the continent home to more than one in every four people globally by 2050.
India's GDP expanded 7.8 percent year-on-year in the January-March quarter, beating economist forecasts of 7.2 percent, boosted by trade gains including an EU agreement and reduced U.S. tariffs. However, the RBI has raised its inflation forecast to 5.1 percent and cut its growth projection to 6.6 percent for the coming year, citing Middle East conflict disruptions to energy supplies.
The World Meteorological Organization forecasts moderate or possibly strong El Niño conditions that could drive up global temperatures and increase extreme weather risk through November. Above-average temperatures are predicted across most of the world from June to August, with El Niño likely to raise risks of drought and heavy rainfall.