World: Global Weather Hazards Summary, July 16, 2026 - July 22, 2026

Country: World Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Global Overview: El Niño is present. Flood risk exists in parts of Central Africa, northern and eastern Central Asia, areas of Central America, and parts of Northern South America. Africa Weather Hazards Recent and upcoming heavy rains maintain an elevated flood risk along the Gulf of Guinea coast. Hot and abnormally dry conditions continue over much of East Africa. 1) Inundation continues in the Sudd wetlands of South Sudan. 2) Over the last 30 days or more, poor rainfall caused significant deficits and abnormal dryness in northern, central, southwestern, eastern Ethiopia, northern Eritrea, South Sudan, eastern Central African Republic (CAR), northeastern DRC, Uganda, and western Kenya. Continued rainfall deficits have caused drought in southern South Sudan. 3) Below-average rainfall since the beginning of the rainfall season has led to negative SPI values and abnormal dryness in dryness in the southern parts of Mali, and central and eastern Liberia. 4) Compounding recent wet conditions and forecasted heavy downpours during the upcoming week, maintain an elevated risk of flooding across coastal areas of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and western Cameroon. 5) Forecasted much above-average temperatures greater than 35°C will lead to abnormal heat in coastal regions of northern Morocco and Algeria, Tunisia, Uganda, western Kenya, eastern South Sudan, northern Eritrea, and Ethiopia's western, northern, and eastern regions. 6) Ongoing heavy downpours extending from last week into the current period continue to drive high runoff, sustaining an active threat of flash floods in parts of western Ethiopia.
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