Clouds will be seen sparingly, if at all, in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Fatima Al Marzooqi/The National
Clouds will be seen sparingly, if at all, in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Fatima Al Marzooqi/The National
Clouds will be seen sparingly, if at all, in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Fatima Al Marzooqi/The National
Clouds will be seen sparingly, if at all, in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Fatima Al Marzooqi/The National

UAE weather: clear in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as humidity drops


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Dubai is set to see humidity drop on Thursday with a maximum  of 50 per cent being forecast by the National Centre for Meteorology. Temperatures are expected to be a little lower, too, with the gauge struggling to get above 40°C.

Abu Dhabi can expect higher levels of humidity with the centre predicting anything up to 70 per cent. It may also be a little hotter than Dubai which is to be expected, especially when factoring in Dubai's fresher breeze.

Looking at the UAE as a whole, the centre says it is experiencing "slack pressure systems" but accompanied by high pressure coming in from the west.

One in nine do not have enough to eat

Created in 1961, the World Food Programme is pledged to fight hunger worldwide as well as providing emergency food assistance in a crisis.

One of the organisation’s goals is the Zero Hunger Pledge, adopted by the international community in 2015 as one of the 17 Sustainable Goals for Sustainable Development, to end world hunger by 2030.

The WFP, a branch of the United Nations, is funded by voluntary donations from governments, businesses and private donations.

Almost two thirds of its operations currently take place in conflict zones, where it is calculated that people are more than three times likely to suffer from malnutrition than in peaceful countries.

It is currently estimated that one in nine people globally do not have enough to eat.

On any one day, the WFP estimates that it has 5,000 lorries, 20 ships and 70 aircraft on the move.

Outside emergencies, the WFP provides school meals to up to 25 million children in 63 countries, while working with communities to improve nutrition. Where possible, it buys supplies from developing countries to cut down transport cost and boost local economies.