TAHMO AND AERIS: IoT WEATHER STATIONS FOR IMPROVED FOOD / WATER SECURITYWeather touches almost all aspects of farming life, affecting multiple disciplines such as agriculture, hydrological forecasting, and emergency alert systems The ability to forecast weather is critical to agriculture and to ensuring a viable, adequate water supply. Even prior to climate change, millions of farmers worldwide were facing the effects of uncertain weather conditions, with insufficient and irregular rainfall, floods, droughts, and soil degradation all contributing to reduced yields. Today, Africa, like the rest of the world, is facing the ongoing, monumental upheaval of climate change. How serious a problem is this? In sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture accounts for more than 30% of GDP while employ

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