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(especially), zones 3, 4 (northern areas). Finger (Tamba) millet - Eleusine coracana Sorghum (guinea corn) - Sorghum bicolor and other varieties Grown mainly at 1000m – 2000m altitude, e.g. on Jos Plateau in central Nigeria About 500 mm rainfall preferred. Dry savannas and grasslands, 40 N and S

and/or getting support from peers, adults and others in their community. • Optional extension / homework activity: students will understand the importance of choosing an appropriate method(s) of communication for a target audience and select and design one example communication method. Curriculum Links

information on the likelihood of above- or below- normal conditions. The thresholds used in the forecast summaries are defined below. Seasonal forecasts rely on the aspects of the global weather and climate system that are more predictable, such as tropical s ea-surface temperatures or the El Niño

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and intensification, often leading to enhanced tropical cyclone activity and landfall risk. In this document references to El Niño and La Niña relate only to SST anomalies in the tropical Pacific Niño3.4 region (120°–170°W, 5°N–5°S). Since the atmospheric response to SSTs is variable in intensity

, though fog lingered over the Isles of Scilly, and southern areas clouded over with patchy rain, while eastern coasts saw low cloud and the odd (s)pot of drizzle. Wales diary of highlights The first part of the month was mostly settled and cold, with some foggy mornings. The weather was much more

(South Korea) 128 °E GOES-E (USA) 75 °W METEOR FY-3 S-NPP GPM FY-2 (China) 105 °E METEOSAT 2nd generation (EUMETSAT) 0° METOP METEOSAT-IO (EUMETSAT) 57.5 °E Electro-L (Russia) 76 °E INSAT (India) 82 °E FY-2 (China) 86.5 °E Figure 29. The current configuration of the meteorological satellite system

monitoring mechanism developed was the County Meteorological Office (CMO)’s monthly reporting template. As outlined in Box 2 below, other monitoring has been linked to specific activities, such as surveys and technical reviews before and after the CCOF for each principal rainy season. The project timeframe

generation of weather and climate information. 15 Potato project Presenter: Adnan Kareem Supporting Urban Intermediarie s to design and broker CIS Presenter: Vera Bukachi Increased Climate Resilience (ICR) in Rwanda WISER TRANSFORM support/potential engagement: communication (documentation, publication