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Place in News: Deadly Floods Hit Horn ...

Place in News: Deadly Floods Hit Horn of Africa Due to Heavy Rainfall and Climate Change

PWOnlyIAS

November 09, 2023

Context:

  • The Horn of Africa is facing deadly floods due to El Nino-linked ‘above average’ rains. Heavy rainfall is predicted to affect the region with varying intensity for the next three months.

Climate Change Impact: Devastating Effects of Unusual Rainfall in the Greater Horn of Africa

  • According to the Red Cross, “Cumulatively, 10,277 households have been affected, 17 fatalities, 14 casualties, at least 1,009 livestock deaths, 84 latrines and 221 acres of agricultural farmland and crops destroyed (as of November 5, 2023).”
  • Ordinarily, the Greater Horn of Africa has a short rainy season from October to December. However, due to climate change, some countries and zones were predicted to experience enhanced rainfall, described as “wetter-than-usual” conditions.

Horn of Africa

About The Horn of Africa (HoA):

  • It is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa. 
  • Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, it is the fourth-largest peninsula in the world. 
  • It comprises Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti broader definitions also include parts or all of Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda. 
  • The Horn of Africa is separated from the Arabian Peninsula by the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (the strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden)

Greater Horn Region (GHR): It additionally includes Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

  • It lies along the southern boundary of the Red Sea. It extends hundreds of kilometers into the Guardafui Channel, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean and shares a maritime border with the Arabian Peninsula region of Western Asia.


Source: Down To Earth

 

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