Over Lake Victoria, one of the largest bodies of fresh water on the planet, the weather can be treacherous. More than 4000 people drown in this east African lake every year as storms overwhelm their boats. "There are 285 days of lightning a year in [the nearby Ugandan city of] Kampala - just one day without lightning every week," says Frank Annor, field director of the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO). "Really, really crazy." In January, Annor will launch a weather forecasting project to try and reduce the death toll. The system will send weather forecasts and storm warnings via SMS to local residents in Uganda, where the project will be launched.
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