Scarce Rainfall for Two Years
Over the past year, Kenya has gotten below-average rainfall for both the October-December and March-May rainy seasons, the report states; the previous year also had surprisingly low rainfall. The conditions in Kenya are part of a larger drought gripping East Africa. The 18-month drought, experts say, is generally attributable to the semi-regular La Niña weather phenomenon, which causes dry periods in East Africa; this drought has been made even more dramatic by intense temperatures attributable to climate change.
