Wild Nature
Africa's thunderstorms
S1 • E49 Dec 1, 2009
Drought is one of the biggest killers in Africa- the dry season brings with it disease, dehydration and malnutrition- for the animals of this region everyday becomes a struggle for survival. But just as the ecosystem approaches breaking point- large clouds come rolling in over the horizon and the rains begin. Africa is famous for its violent thunderstorms- with the rain comes lightning bolts which strike the dry landscape often setting it alight. The rains transform he baron region into a green wet wonderland- herds hard hit by drought begin to recover and life on these lands thrives once more.
