The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Thursday advised pilots to take necessary measures to avert plane crash due to some cases of bad weather to be experienced in 2014.
The advice was contained in the NiMET Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, 2014 edition, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
NiMet advised flight operators to always avail themselves of its daily weather forecasts and alerts regularly issued for all airports, aerodromes, air strips and helipads.
“Pilots are advised to take additional measures during take-off and landing to avoid weather hazards caused by wind shear, slippery runways and reduced visibility due to heavy rainfall,” it said.
NiMet also said that the projected above normal rainfall in the North West and inland South could pose threat to road transportation, saying visibility in storms and lightning could cause accidents.
It said that marine and fishing operators were expected to enjoy hitch-free activities based on the predicted normal rainfall around the major areas of Lagos, Port Harcourt and other coastal areas.
According to NiMet, coastal marine transport activities will be enhanced due to the predicted rainfall.
On health, NiMet said that warmer conditions predicted in the North were expected to cause some levels of discomfort, particularly in areas including Yola, Yelwa, Maiduguri, Nguru, Sokoto and Potiskum.
The agency also predicted that heat-related ailments were expected to be prevalent in the areas during the hot season.
It said that air-borne diseases usually triggered by harmattan dust haze were likely to be prevalent in most parts of the North.
NiMet said the prospect of cold weather-related diseases such as pneumonia, catarrh and cough were likely in Yelwa, Jos, Abuja and Minna where minimum temperature could be colder than normal in April.
NiMet advised that health practitioners and governments in the states should make contingency plans in the event of outbreak of diseases.
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