A weather expert agency, Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised Nigerians to expect and prepare themselves as there will be hotter weather withing March and May.
This was disclosed by the Director General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, during the celebration of the World Meteorological day with the theme ‘The Sun, the east and the weather‘.
He advised Nigerians to avoid crowded areas.
Prof. Mashi, also advised farmers to disregard the pockets of rainfall witnessed in some parts of the country, adding that they should adhere to the agency’s prediction to avoid crop loss.
The agency also allayed fears that Nigeria may experience extreme weather events.
It said the location of the country makes it immune to extreme weather events like the tropical storms witnessed recently in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Mashi said: “It is very clear that, our environment is in serious challenge of extreme weather events as a result of climate change, which is seen as the single most prominent risk.
“As such, 2018 was found to be one of the four warmest years on record, and was the warmest year without an El Nino.
“While 2019 as an ElNino year, has already begun with pockets of extreme events in form of severe storms currently ravaging Mozambique and parts of Australia.
“This came after the passage of Polar Vortices as well as soaring temperature of about 50 degrees Celsius in Australia recently. Long-term climate change as a result of greenhouse gas emissions commit our planet to a warmer future, with more extreme weather and water shocks.”
