{"id":54198,"date":"2023-12-09T20:29:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T20:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/southern-region-and-parts-of-central-experiencing-prolonged-dry-spell"},"modified":"2023-12-10T20:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:41:47","slug":"southern-region-and-parts-of-central-experiencing-prolonged-dry-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/southern-region-and-parts-of-central-experiencing-prolonged-dry-spell","title":{"rendered":"Southern Region and parts of Central experiencing prolonged dry spell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of Climate Change &amp; Meteorological Services is alerting the general public that the Southern Region and parts of the Centre are experiencing a prolonged dry spell and is expected to extend to Tuesday next week though there are chances that some places may exceed to more days.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the Met Department says the dryness is moderate over many places but severe conditions are along the Shire Valley. However, the Northern Region and lakeshore areas are expected to continue experiencing isolated thunderstorms with rain.<\/p>\n<p>The prolonged dry spells are common during El Nin\u0303o years and this is due to a typical El Nin\u0303o season, which suppresses rainfall in southern Africa and enhances rainfall over eastern Africa and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>Being in the transition zone, Malawi\u2019s Southern part sometimes behave like the southern Africa and the Northern Region is like eastern Africa \u2014 though the delineation boundary varies from year to year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seasonal forecast that was issued prior the beginning of the 2023\/2024 rainfall season, indicated the high chance of Malawi receiving normal to below-normal rainfall amounts across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe possibility of delayed onset exceeding two weeks was also highlighted. From the observations from 1st October to current, the rainfall onset has set in many places though in some areas it was a false onset while in others the onset was superseded by the prolonged dry spells.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn summary, October had below normal rainfall over the northern areas while the scenario changed in the month of November, where the drier conditions were more in central and southern Malawi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department further says the prolonged dry spells being experienced are also accompanied by excessive temperatures, and therefore \u201cit is advisable to implement agricultural practices that retain soil moisture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on possible practices suitable in their area, farmers are advised to consult the Ministry of Agriculture. According to National Geographic, El Nin\u0303o is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>El Nin\u0303o is the \u2018warm phase\u2019 of a larger phenomenon called the El Nin\u0303o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). La Nin\u0303a, the \u2018cool phase\u2019 of ENSO, is a pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the region\u2019s surface waters. El Nin\u0303o and La Nin\u0303a are considered the ocean part of ENSO, while the Southern Oscillation is its atmospheric changes.<\/p>\n<p>El Nin\u0303o has an impact on ocean temperatures, the speed and strength of ocean currents, the health of coastal fisheries, and local weather from Australia to South America and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>El Nin\u0303o events occur irregularly at two to seven-year intervals. However, El Nin\u0303o is not a regular cycle, or predictable in the sense that ocean tides are.<\/p>\n<p>El Nin\u0303o was recognized by fishers off the coast of Peru as the appearance of unusually warm water and while National Geographic has no real record of what indigenous Peruvians called the phenomenon, Spanish immigrants called it El Nin\u0303o, meaning \u2018the little boy\u2019 in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>When capitalized, El Nin\u0303o means the Christ Child, and was used because the phenomenon often arrived around Christmas. The weather pattern soon came to describe irregular and intense climate changes rather than just the warming of coastal surface waters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Department of Climate Change &amp; Meteorological Services is alerting the general public that the Southern Region and parts of the Centre are experiencing a prolonged dry spell and is expected to extend to Tuesday next week though there are chances that some places may exceed to more days. 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