Red Cross Red Crescent magazine 
A year of extremes
As ongoing drought ravages large swathes of Africa, other parts of the world have been wracked by heavy rains, tropical storms, flooding and landslides.
As ongoing drought ravages large swathes of Africa, other parts of the world have been wracked by heavy rains, tropical storms, flooding and landslides.
As the planet warms due to climate change, weather patterns are changing and in many cases becoming more extreme.
From Ebola to disasters, the Ugandan Red Cross is used to responding to a wide range of crises. In western Uganda, for example, the Red Cross has been helping a growing number of people displaced by catastrophic yearly mudslides and floods.