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Reflections on the 2024/25 Rainfall Season in Southern Africa to Date

By Tamuka Magadzire. 5 January 2025 Nail-Biting Uncertainty Watching this season unfold has been a nail-biting experience—at least for me. Perhaps I need a thicker skin. After last season’s record-breaking drought, which featured a two-month-plus dry spell that decimated crops right when they should have been firming up their yields, it’s hard not to think, […]

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Early Rains, Early Dry Spells, and What Lies Ahead

By Tamuka Magadzire 1 December 2024 When Do the Rains Begin? A Look at Seasonal Onset It is 1 December 2024, and a new summer rainfall season in southern Africa – well, almost new! Effective rains typically begin between September and December, depending on the specific location (See Figure 1). For instance, in parts of […]

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