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6,405 km 2 (2,473 sq mi) Exclusive economic zone. 116,942 km 2 (45,152 sq mi) A United Nations map of Kenya. Location of Kenya. The Geography of Kenya is diverse, varying amongst its 47 counties. Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves. Inland are broad plains and numerous hills.
Livestock trends in ASALs between 1977 and 2016 show cattle declined by 26.5%, while sheep and goats increase by 76% and camels by 13.3%. Climate change could result in the loss of 52% of the ASAL cattle population (or 1.7 million cattle) at a cost of US$340–680 million to the economy.
Theory. severe drought, irregular rainfall. The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [3] [4] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. [5] [6] As of 2023, the region is now in its 5th ...
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over the rest of this month ...
Tanzania. Rufiji River and Satellite imagery of flooding along its deltaic shores. 29 April 2024 （top）. 5 May 2023 （bottom）. Floods in northern Tanzania killed 161 people, injured 250 others, damaged over 10,000 houses and affected 210,000 people in 51,000 households.
Köppen climate classification map for Kenya for 1980–2016 The Kakamega Forest is very wet, with an average of 1200 mm – 1700 mm of rain per year. Rainfall is heaviest in April and May ("long rains"), with a slightly drier June and a second peak roughly in August to September ("short rains"). January and February are the driest months.
Changing rainfall patterns in Rift Valley, Kenya, is a part of climate change. Due to climate change, rainfall in Rift Valley has become irregular and less predictable with rainfall being more intense and extreme. Over the 20th century, including the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, East Africa, where Rift Valley is located, had undergone a 0.05 C ...
The quantitative precipitation forecast (abbreviated QPF) is the expected amount of melted precipitation accumulated over a specified time period over a specified area. [1] A QPF will be created when precipitation amounts reaching a minimum threshold are expected during the forecast's valid period. Valid periods of precipitation forecasts are ...