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Global Weather Hazards Summary July 04, 2024 - July 10, 2024

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Global Overview: El Niño conditions are transitioning to ENSO-neutral in the equatorial Pacific; however, the transition from El Niño to - neutral is likely to end in June. Heavy rains are affecting large portions of Central America and some portions of Northern South America, while dryness is worsening in East Africa and southern Liberia/southwestern Cote D’Ivoire. Meanwhile, flooding has improved in east Africa, but is lingering along the Gulf of Guinea.

Africa Weather Hazards

Flooding affects many areas in West Africa; hot and dry conditions persist in Uganda and South Sudan.

  1. Inundation persists in the Sudd wetlands of South Sudan.
  2. Recent and forecasted heavy rainfall will likely to cause flooding in southeastern Sudan and northwestern Ethiopia.
  3. Flooding occurs in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.
  4. Eastern Liberia, southwestern Cote d’Ivoire, eastern Nigeria, and western Cameroon are experiencing abnormal dryness due to below-average rainfall since April.
  5. Flooding occurs in Monrovia in Liberia, Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire, Maradi in Niger, the Niger and Abuja States in Nigeria. Flooding is expected in southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, and southern Nigeria due to forecasted heavy and above-average rainfall.
  6. Portions of Congo-Kinshasa, South Sudan, and Uganda face abnormal dryness.
  7. Hot conditions persist across eastern Morocco, western Algeria, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and northwestern Kenya.