Uganda Braces for Strongest El Nino in 20 Years

East Africa is bracing for the impact of El Nino. In Uganda, the government is preparing for massive flooding and landslides and already dealing with a cholera outbreak. People living in slum areas are at particularly high risk. El Nino, a global climate phenomenon that occurs when surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean warm and redirect usual wind patterns, produces volatile weather patterns. Godfrey Mujuni, a manager at Uganda's meteorological data center, said rains will...

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