Shift in rainfall pattern may cause floods in 2018, NiMet warns

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due to a shift in rainfall pattern caused by climate change.

The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, gave the warning in an interview with journalists at the weekend in Abuja.

Mashi said that distortions had occurred in the pattern of rainfall leading to variation in the amount of rain that was expected in the country.

He explained that in line with NiMet’s 2018 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP), so much water would be made available on the surface between the last week of July and end of August.