Posted on August 10, 2019
The latest seasonal forecast (August) predicts a warming of the central Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures. This suggests the occurrence of a weak to moderate El Niño. This stands in contrast to to the CPC/IRI El Nino watch that predicts that El Niño has transitioned to ENSO-neutral, which...
Posted on July 25, 2019
Dr Christel Hansen from our Department and Professor David Hedding from Unisa recently visited the Aktru Research Station in the Altai Mountains of west Siberia. The visit was made possible by the BRICS exchange programme where Dr Hansen and Professor Hedding took part in the 6th International...
Posted on July 23, 2019
Markus Geldenhuys, who recently graduated with a Meteorology MSc, has been awarded the coveted Society of South African Geographers Bronze Medal for 2018. The Bronze Medal is awarded annually for the best (geography-related) Masters dissertation in South Africa.
Posted on July 11, 2019
Colette de Villiers, who is currently registered for her MSc in Geoinformatics, won the prize for the best oral presentation for a Masters student in the GIS/Remote Sensing category at the recent SSAG Students conference. The conference was held 8-10 July at the University of the Witwatersrand...
Posted on July 09, 2019
The latest seasonal forecast (July) predicts a weak of the central Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures. This suggests the occurrence of a weak to moderate El Niño event towards summer. From the CPC/IRI El Niño Watch in May: El Niño is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere...
Posted on June 10, 2019
The latest seasonal forecast (June) predicts a weak of the central Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures. This suggests the occurrence of a weak to moderate El Niño event towards summer. From the CPC/IRI El Niño Watch in May: El Niño is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere...
Posted on May 15, 2019
The latest seasonal forecast (May) predicts a weak warming of the central Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures. With regards to rainfall in the SADC region, areas most likely associated with favourable rainfall outcomes are mainly restricted to the southern and southeastern coastal and interior...
Posted on May 12, 2019
Alize le Roux and colleagues from the CSIR spoke to students and staff in the Department on 10 May on the use of GIS in developing the recently launched Green Book.
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