Posted on October 29, 2021
Please join us for our 2021 GGM Department Mini-Conference. The conference is held annually to showcase our postgraduate students' work and will be held on 12 November (venue TBC). It is also accredited with the SAGC for CPD credits (SAGC CPD UNI 788). To RSVP by 4 November please fill out this...
Posted on October 26, 2021
On the 23rd of October Dr Natalie Haussmann led a number of GGY 361 students on a field trip to Lebenya Farm near Swartruggens, in the North West province. During the field trip, students had to think through research questions and sampling designs and subsequently set up camera traps to monitor...
Posted on October 20, 2021
Having access to nature, and access to green spaces has multiple benefits. A recent multi-author study indicates that violent crime reduces when a city becomes greener, i.e. has more open spaces (parks, nature reserves, green belts, etc.). The author team, led by Michigan State University's...
Posted on October 20, 2021
The UP model predicts moderate to weak La Niña conditions to persist throughout most of the 2022/2023 early and mid-summer season. There is an increased likelihood for an above-normal rainfall season towards mid-summer over the summer rainfall region. Mostly warmer-than-normal maximum...
Posted on October 15, 2021
World Food Day, 16 October 2021 World Food Day: “Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities” (https://www.unhcr.org/). The World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the United Nations. The purpose is to increase public awareness regarding...
Posted on October 15, 2021
The 2021 GGY 789 field trip, led by Dr. Natalie Haussmann and Prof. Greg Breetzke, took place from 7 to 10 October at Florisbad, in the Free State. Twelve of the BSc Geography Honours students and four of the GIS Honours students attended. Activities included mouse trapping, bat netting and...
Posted on October 12, 2021
The tailored forecasts are in agreement with the rainfall forecasts for southern Africa. An increase in farm rainfall and yield is likely along with an increase in malaria occurrences over Limpopo and an increased inflow into Lake Kariba. The low Vaal Dam downstream flow forecast may be the...
Posted on October 01, 2021
Three of the Department's tutors presented at the international CALMet conference on the 28th of September 2021. The title of the presentation is An exploratory study to understand tutor experiences of online learning during COVID-19: A Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology perspective. Brian...
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