Farmers gear up for EL Nino season

The Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) is planning ahead and gearing up for any possible adverse impacts of EL Nino season with the weather services body working closely with the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) and the World Food Programme Lesotho (WFP Lesotho) to prepare for the tough conditions ahead.

“We are, clearly, heading for an El Niño year and LMS is continuing to monitor and investigate the impacts of El Niño by close check on the development of the Sea Surface Temperatures.

“Therefore, LMS would like to update the public on the seasonal climate outlook for July to September 2026 which indicates an increased likelihood of near normal to above-normal precipitation over much of the eastern and central parts of the country,” the LMS Director Teke Ramotubei revealed in a statement this week.

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