As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared

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As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
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Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa's 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come.

Displaced families arrive after being rescued by boat from a flooded area of Buzi district, 200 kilometers outside Beira, Mozambique, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be deadly, with damage running in the billions of dollars.

Displaced families arrive after being rescued by boat from a flooded area of Buzi district, 200 kilometers outside Beira, Mozambique, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be deadly, with damage running in the billions of dollars.

Houses are submerged in flood waters in Blantyre, Malawi, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be deadly, with damage running in the billions of dollars. The first Africa Climate Summit opens this week in Kenya to highlight the continent that will suffer the most from climate change while contributing to it the least.

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