1.0fcfahttps://futureclimateafrica.orgFCFAhttps://futureclimateafrica.org/author/karensouthsouthnorth-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="47rDhPj6h2"><a href="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/flash-flood-event-in-kampala-observed-with-hycristal-urban-weather-stations/">Flash-flood event in Kampala observed with HyCRISTAL urban weather stations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/flash-flood-event-in-kampala-observed-with-hycristal-urban-weather-stations/embed/#?secret=47rDhPj6h2" width="600" height="338" title="“Flash-flood event in Kampala observed with HyCRISTAL urban weather stations” — fcfa" data-secret="47rDhPj6h2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://futureclimateafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Flooding_Kampala.jpeg16201080Climate change will increase rainfall intensities in East Africa, and HyCRISTAL is working with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and other groups such as the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to improve the resilience of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) systems to flooding. One challenge is that weather stations are typically located out of urban areas, to avoid urban heat-island effects and wind obstruction by the dense cover of buildings, so localised high-intensity rainfall in urban areas is not directly observed. By working with the Ugandan National Meteorological Authority (UNMA), HyCRISTAL has addressed this issue by deploying urban rain gauges and weather sensors.