A while back, the much-maligned Tanzania Meteorological Association (TMA) started issuing warnings. They were not particularly surprising as, the world over, murmurs had been heard about the weather phenomenon named El Niño, usually associated with heavy rains and floods.
As the season approached East Africa, brave men and women who dedicate their careers to trying to predict the weather suggested that we prepare for heavy rains that might result in flooding. Ah, but the sciences are brutal in their supposed hierarchy, which makes sense, I suppose, considering it is also a belief system with pomp, circumstance, temples and costumes.
