Dar es Salaam, Feb. 13 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has cautioned the public over rising temperatures in various parts of the country starting this February.

This week, the average temperature in most parts of Dar es Salaam, Coast Region, and Tanga reached 36.0° centigrade, which is alarmingly higher than the average.

The increase in temperature is linked to the movement of the overhead sun and a decline in rainfall.

In its issued statement, TMA explained that Tanzania typically experiences the peak of the overhead sun twice a year; at the end of November when the sun moves south towards the Tropic of Capricorn and in February when it moves towards the Equator.

TMA in its statement said these tran...