Comments on: Raining when it shouldn’t http://www.owen.org/blog/2812 Thoughts on development and beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fatou http://www.owen.org/blog/2812/comment-page-1#comment-4731 Fatou Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:30:40 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2812#comment-4731 You raise a very important point. Climate change is taking place, and it is affecting people badly, regardless what its cause maybe and how much the scientists and politicians argue about it. When I was last in Ethiopia in early November, I went to the Rift valley, in the Awash/Sodere area, and was shocked to see how dry and sad the country side looked for that time of year. I had never been in that time of year, but expected it to be green from the recent rain season. I too hope that the rain you speak of was a one off and that the farms get to yield their crops without too much loss. Ethiopia is already suffering enough from famine as it is. Where exactly did you go on your trek, if you don't mind my asking? You raise a very important point. Climate change is taking place, and it is affecting people badly, regardless what its cause maybe and how much the scientists and politicians argue about it.
When I was last in Ethiopia in early November, I went to the Rift valley, in the Awash/Sodere area, and was shocked to see how dry and sad the country side looked for that time of year. I had never been in that time of year, but expected it to be green from the recent rain season.

I too hope that the rain you speak of was a one off and that the farms get to yield their crops without too much loss. Ethiopia is already suffering enough from famine as it is.

Where exactly did you go on your trek, if you don’t mind my asking?

]]> By: Ranil Dissanayake http://www.owen.org/blog/2812/comment-page-1#comment-4730 Ranil Dissanayake Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:33:06 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2812#comment-4730 Owen, it's happening here in Zanzibar, too. It's raining as I speak. Normally there should be a little rain at this time of year (but not much, according to colleagues), but it's been chucking down at least every other day for two weeks now. So much so that the fields normally used for the Eid el Hajj celebrations were flooded and they had to be relocated. In four years I spent in in Malawi there was at least one year in which torrential rain came out of season, too. Owen, it’s happening here in Zanzibar, too. It’s raining as I speak. Normally there should be a little rain at this time of year (but not much, according to colleagues), but it’s been chucking down at least every other day for two weeks now. So much so that the fields normally used for the Eid el Hajj celebrations were flooded and they had to be relocated.

In four years I spent in in Malawi there was at least one year in which torrential rain came out of season, too.

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