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(Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) named Michael made landfall over Florida. In this satellite image, from NASA's Aqua satellite, the eye of the hurricane can be clearly seen shortly after it passed over the barrier islands near Mexico Beach. This was one of the strongest hurricanes to make

Day storm of 1988. Like Ashley, Eowyn underwent explosive deepening as it approached the UK, driven by the dynamics of the jet stream. The storm brought hurricane-force winds, red warnings, and phenomenal sea states, particularly around the Irish Sea. Large waves and beach material were thrown

in Uganda and along the western shore of Homa Bay County in Kenya showed that such outreach activities led to significantly higher uptake of information, and effective use. With these updates, the efficiency losses in the weather chain would fall dramatically, reducing the total weather-related deaths

bordering states of India, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal and Sikkim. (iii) The orientation of cloudiness across the northern Bay of Bengal and over Bhutan from the satellite images, and forecast of rainfall by Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) for more than three consecutive

to the Chittagong megacity, the major port terminal of the Bay of Bengal. The city was identified as a “hot spot” area of vulnerability from climate change (Islam 2016). Both the studies discuss the impacts of groundwater contamination from saline intrusion. As with the studies discussed for the GTF

to the UK. Atlantic storm systems affecting the UK in the autumn and winter months normally track west to east, driven by the jet stream, clearing eastwards fairly quickly. In contrast, this storm was on an unusual track from south to north, enabling it to pick up additional moisture as it crossed the Bay

of these convergence lines run through the English Channel and other parts of the UK such as eastern Scotland; due to persistent heavy snow a Met Office Red Warning was issued for Scotland’s Central Belt for 28 February. During the a ernoon of 1 March, a low pressure system in the Bay of Biscay

tourism (through degradation of sandy beaches and coral reefs), maritime transportation and port facilities (due to sea level rise and the impacts of storms, storm surges and cyclones) Tourism is a particularly important sector for the small island states. In Mauritius and the Seychelles, the sector

low extent for the time of year in late June and early July. However, this was mainly due to exceptionally below-average ice extent in Hudson and Baffin Bays, with the onset of ice melt in the Arctic Ocean not particularly early by the standards of recent years. In early July, the rate of melting

GHACOF 48 Meeting notes from event participation Supported by: Fund Manager: The Climate Outlook Forum The Forty Eighth Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 48) was convened from 12 to 13 February 2018 at the Sarova Whitesands Spa and Beach Resort, Mombasa, Kenya by the IGAD Climate