The effects of climate change is starting to be experienced in Tanzania following the decrease of monthly total rainfall between 2012-2016 when compared with monthly long term mean rainfall during 1981-2010.
According to the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), mean monthly rainfall between 2012 and 2016 was 78.8mm, lower than 83.3mm recorded during 1981-2010. This was a decrease of 4.5 mm which is about 5 per cent as compared to the long term mean (1981-2010). This gives an indication that monthly rainfalls are declining in most parts of the country, says a report which is published on newly released National Environmental Statistics Report 2017 by National Bureau of Statistics.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/national-environment-statistics-report-2017-tanzania-mainland
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/united-republic-tanzania
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-health
