Posted on January 18, 2022
The January Seasonal Forecast Worx predicts weak La Niña conditions during summer, with ENSO-neutral conditions after that. The probability of above normal rainfall totals across the region during the second half of the summer season has decreased considerably from last month’s forecast....
Posted on December 17, 2021
The December Seasonal Forecast Worx predicts weak La Nina conditions during summer, with ENSO-neutral conditions after that. Rain also looks favourable. There are predominantly above-normal rains expected over the larger part of the forecast region, except over the northwest and northeast where...
Posted on November 21, 2021
Three of our staff members were recently awarded an improved NRF rating. Prof Abel Ramoelo is a director for the Centre of Environmental Studies and associate professor in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. He received a C2...
Posted on November 16, 2021
On 17 November 2021, people across the globe are celebrating World GIS day. "This is not just an event. It's a global movement. This day brings universities, government agencies, schools, nonprofits, and GIS professionals together to build knowledge of GIS in their communities and create...
Posted on November 16, 2021
The November Seasonal Forecast Worx predicts that predominantly favourable rains are expected over the larger part of the forecast region, except for the Southwestern and Southern Cape, and the northwest and northeast of the SADC region at first. The forecasts further predict that cooler than...
Posted on November 11, 2021
On the 27th of October 2021, Dr JJ Gregory and Prof Nico Kotze led a group of honours students on a field trip to the inner-city of Johannesburg and Soweto. The first part of this tour focused on urban regeneration in the inner-city of Johannesburg. The second part of this tour focused on urban...
Posted on November 11, 2021
Two guests from the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) invited by Dr. Philemon Tsele, visited the department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM) on 6 November 2021 to carry out in-door training on the Analytical Spectral Device (ASD) spectrometer for the GMA 705 (Advanced remote...
Posted on November 11, 2021
The program to our annual GGM mini-conference is now available! Access it at https://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/106/ZP_Resources/2021_up_ggm-miniconference-program.zp212370.pdf.
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