A rare tropical cyclone is approaching one of Africa's most populated cities
Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 14:34
Weathermen in the region are reporting that a rare tropical cyclone that could hit Tanzania's largest city Dar es Salaam.
Cyclone Jobo which is currently located near the island of Madagascar, in the South Indian Ocean, is currently equivalent to a strong tropical storm with winds moving at nearly 100 kilometres per hour. Meteorologists say this would be the first cyclone to make landfall in Tanzania in modern records. But the experts say environmental conditions in the region such as its promixy to the equator, could weaken the storm prior to making landfall late this weekend. Land falling cyclones are almost unheard of in Tanzania owing to its location near the equator, where a phenomenon known as the Coriolis force which causes a storm to rotate, is weaker.
Records show only two other tropical cyclones to have ever made it to the shores of Tanzania since the 19th century: the "Zanzibar Cyclone" of 1872 and Cyclone Lindi of 1952. The two storms struck the nation 80 years and one day apart, bringing significant devastation to the areas they impacted and took countless lives.
Cyclone Jobo which is currently located near the island of Madagascar, in the South Indian Ocean, is currently equivalent to a strong tropical storm with winds moving at nearly 100 kilometres per hour. Meteorologists say this would be the first cyclone to make landfall in Tanzania in modern records. But the experts say environmental conditions in the region such as its promixy to the equator, could weaken the storm prior to making landfall late this weekend. Land falling cyclones are almost unheard of in Tanzania owing to its location near the equator, where a phenomenon known as the Coriolis force which causes a storm to rotate, is weaker.
Records show only two other tropical cyclones to have ever made it to the shores of Tanzania since the 19th century: the "Zanzibar Cyclone" of 1872 and Cyclone Lindi of 1952. The two storms struck the nation 80 years and one day apart, bringing significant devastation to the areas they impacted and took countless lives.