As Zambia braces for the effects of El Niño, a phenomenon known for altering weather patterns and reducing rainfall, two of the nation’s economic pillars, mining and agriculture, face contrasting fortunes, according to the mining expert. Professor Peter Chileshe, a mining expert and lecturer at Copperbelt University, notes that while farmers anxiously monitor forecasts for signs of drought, open pit mining operations see opportunity in the dry, sun-filled months that El Niño often brings. Professor Chileshe explained that “Mining is essentially the opposite of agriculture when it comes to weather. Bad weather for farmers, is often good weather for miners,...
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