Monthly Newsletter June 2015 PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: IEDRO, with the help and expertise of SummIT Business Technologies, has created a web application that will make recording and digitizing records more efficient than manual methods. Weather Wizards uses web based graphical tools to enable paid participants or volunteer communities to rapidly digitize climate charts. Users view a computer image […]
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Rwandan Drought; Ongoing Climate Concerns
April 25, 2012
by Aura Lawson La Niña has persisted longer than expected this year, and with it comes agricultural uncertainty for many countries across the globe. Rwanda is no exception. Anthony Twahirwa, head of Rwanda’s Meteorological Center, explains that their forecasting agency expected decreased rainfall as a result of La Niña, or abnormally cool waters in the […]
Press Release: Malawi Meteorological Office and IEDRO Formulate Work Project
August 1, 2011
Deale, Maryland – Malawi Meteorological (MET) Office and IEDRO Formulate Work Project Agreement to Provide Environmental Data Essential for the Protection of Malawi’s Citizens Powerful weather forecasting models are only as good as their data. To understand global climate change, it is imperative that we collect environmental data for long periods of time with representative […]