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May 18 2023 Perspective On the Frontlines: Fighting Climate Change Editor’s Note: Cyclone Freddy formed on Feb. 5 in the Australian Region Cyclone Basin, moved into the South-West Indian Ocean Basin, traveled almost 5,000 miles, and unleashed winds up to 165 miles per hour before dissipating on March 14. Freddy was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded. It pummelled Malawi, where the president declared a […]
May 18 2023 Perspective A Historic Storm Shatters Lives Superlatives are necessary when talking about Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded anywhere in the world.
May 18 2023 Perspective Entering the Storm Zone From Lilongwe, I travel five hours by road to Malawi’s commercial hub, Blantyre, which was battered by the intense winds and rain that accompanied Freddy and caused catastrophic flash floods.
May 18 2023 Perspective Life is Not Yet Returning to Normal The coordination meetings are underway. Those of us who have never met before are getting to know one another even as we assess the situation here in Malawi.
May 18 2023 Perspective Into the Shire River Valley, the Heart of Storm Damage Over the last several days, I have traveled out of Blantyre to five communities in the Shire River Valley – Zomba, Chikwawa, Nsanje, Mulanje, and Phalombe.