Scoop Images: Easter Rain In Ethiopia?

Thursday, 13 April 2000, 12:55 am
Article: Alastair Thompson

A cloudburst over the desert on Easter Sunday

The NOAA Super Computer long range forecast for Ethiopia looks bright for Holy Week. The following image shows significant amounts of rain falling in drought stricken Ethiopia on Easter Sunday and Good Friday.

The 10 day forecast of the NOAA Ready Supercomputer comes from the outer limit of its range the following are links to images taken over the next 10 days.

A UN Team has begun an 8 day tour of Ethiopia today.

Scoop Images A16: Palm Sunday

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/7739.arlplot.gif
Palm Sunday - A16: Roving Showers

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/588.arlplot.gif
A17: Roving Showers

Scoop Images: Good Friday

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/6706.arlplot.gif
A blue cloudburst over Ethiopia

Scoop Images: Easter

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/2073.arlplot.gif
A Gold Ethiopian cloudburst

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/4417.arlplot.gif
Close Up….

http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/easter2k/5712.gif
Computer gets confused!

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