Remote areas of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of the war in Ukraine

By Willem Marx

Published December 2, 2022 at 6:04 AM MST

In a small town in Chad, climate change, regional conflicts and rising commodity prices have driven shortages, which have been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine many thousands of miles away.

Willem Marx

Lee Born's Weather

Rain and snow showers continue Monday night mainly from Flagstaff northward, with 1-2” of snow down to 7000’ and the Flagstaff region by sunrise with heavier snow into mid-morning before snow levels rise above 8000’ through a very wet Tuesday. Tuesday the main storm arrives delivering soaking rain of 1-2”. Snow levels fall to 5500’ through a very windy Tuesday night into Wednesday shifting east Wednesday afternoon. General snowfall forecast during the Tuesday night Wednesday time frame range from 4-8” above 6500’ and a couple of inches to 5500’. Showers linger into Thursday.Flooding is expected once again for waterways below the Rim Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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