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Devastating Spring Floods Drench Kenya
Intense storms in Turkana County caused floods that killed three and displaced over 1,000 on 10 March 2016. The storm cells brought heavy rains that overflowed the Turkwel and Kawalase Rivers,...
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Continued Flooding in Kenya Causes Destruction
Strong thunderstorms dumped heavy rains and 20,000 lightning strikes in Kenya on 7 May 2016. The storm caused numerous deaths, injuries and damage to the southern Kenya region. Floods The Kenya...
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Lightning Strikes Policeman in Uganda
http://globalsevereweather.earthnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/uganda.mp4 Severe thunderstorms moved through Uganda on Thursday sending over 7,500 lightning strikes during the evening hours....
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Lightning Strike Injures 10 Kenyan Students
Storm Report Ten Keyan students were hospitalized with injuries in Teso after they were struck by lightning. The students from Aedomuro Primary School in Teso North were in a classroom when they were...
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Lightning Kills Students in Zimbabwe
Lightning Kills Students Lightning kills students often in many African countries. Studies show that this is because of high lightning frequencies, unsafe lightning shelters and greater everyday...
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Tropical Cyclone Dineo’s Path of Destruction Continues
Tropical Cyclone Dineo Dumps over 200m of Rain on Mozambique Tropical Cyclone Dineo hit Mozambique on Wednesday evening. The storm battered the coast of the African country before moving inland with...
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Lightning in Zimbabwe Kills 19 Cattle
19 Cattle Dead Lightning in Zimbabwe struck and killed 19 cattle during a strong storm. Three local families from Chikomba district owned the affected the animals. Officials estimate the total...
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Sierra Leone Mudslide A Result of Intense Storms
Sierra Leone Mudslide Source: DigitalGlobe satellite image The Sierra Leone mudslide dominated the news over the past two weeks. The sudden natural disaster occurred on Monday, 14 August 2017 when...
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Johannesburg Lightning Project Update – South Africa
Johannesburg Lightning Project Background Carina Schumann is using our Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN) data to aid in her research on lightning in South Africa at Wits University in...
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Earth Networks to Continue Protecting Mozambique from Severe Weather
Earlier this week, we announced our new public-private partnership with Mozambique National Meteorology (INAM) for enhanced weather information services and sustainability. On 16 April, we co-hosted a...
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