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Scientists devise early thunderstorm alerts for fishermen in Africa [1]

Every year thousands of fishermen in east Africa are killed in boating accidents due to intense night-time thunderstorms that whip up unexpectedly on Lake Victoria.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2017
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [3], Storms [4], Fisherfolk [5], Africa [6], Scientists [7], Tanzania [8], Uganda [9], Kenya [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisherfolk
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya