East Africa is currently experiencing unusual rains. Traditionally, January all through up to early March is usually dry and farmers use the time to prepare fields for the next planting season.
Weather specialists say the current rains are caused by unusual moisture-carrying winds that are currently blowing towards the region from the Indian Ocean. That however is a mere symptom of a bigger problem called global warming.
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