Dry La Niña? A Mid-Summer Rainfall update in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s Operational Area
By Mlungisi Shabalala, 27 February 2026 In October 2025, the onset of the rainfall season in KwaZulu-Natal (i.e. uMngeni-uThukela Water’s operational area), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) predicted the likelihood for the development of a La Niña cycle during the 2025/26 summer season. La Niña cycles are associated with cool and […]