Naija, make una gather here, e don reach dat time of the year wey hurricane season dey come full ground!
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) don begin dey monitor multiple disturbance wey dey happen off our coast. As we sabi, as we dey near the peak of hurricane season, we no fit keep our eyes close. This one way dey happen no go fit small, abi you no see? Ayo wey don buy new generator for house fit come out!
For now, dem don see two areas wey we suppose watch well well. The first area don turn fourth named storm of 2025! E dey move away from our coast, so no wahala for land for now. But make we no dull, because another weak surface trough dey somewhere wey fit turn into low pressure as we dey talk!
Expectation be say, as the week dey go, this one fit turn to tropical depression by weekend. But hear dis one, formation chance dey low, like 10% in two days, but 40% in seven days. E no plenty, but we gatz dey on guard.
August be busy month for tropical activity. So my people, wetin be your plan as hurricane season dey show face? I just dey reason say make we gather supplies, get our emergency kits ready, and no forget to stock up for food and water!
Moving for the health side, you fit remember wetin happen when hurricane dey strike. E dey beyond just wetin dem dey show for TV. People wey dey suffer from mental health issues, wetin wey dem dey call depression and anxiety, dey face serious wahala after those storms. Na Dr. Meri Davlasheridze wey be researcher from Texas A&M-Galveston talk am like dis because she get personal experience.
When Hurricane Harvey land for Texas back in August 2017, na so she don dey face plenty stress. Her family dey prepare for baby delivery, and wetin happen? The hurricane come flex muscle! Dem manage evacuate to hotel, but wahala follow dem no be small. Food no dey, and plenty people dey struggle even to get basic needs!
But I go yarn too say e no be only hurricane dey cause these issues, nothing wey we see dey shock economy — from lost jobs to businesses wey no fit recover.
So, we gatz think beyond just weather report. How we dey build community kin support after disaster? Wetin for policy matter we go fit change to fit make life better? We fit learn from past disasters and begin make arrangements to help our people. This one no be time to dey wait for government; we fit start from our neighborhood!
Make we dey vigilant, ready for whichever way e go turn. As we dey watch this hurricane season, together we fit weather the storm. Remember, prevention better pass cure, my people!
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