Posted on February 05, 2021
The hundreds of thousands of bare circular patches in the arid grasslands in the Namib Desert, commonly referred to as fairy circles, have puzzled the scientific community for decades. The fairy circles are mostly confined to a narrow strip, about 50 to 100 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean,...
Posted on February 02, 2021
2 February is World Wetlands Day. This year’s theme is Wetlands and Water. The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) also celebrates this day and wants to increase awareness and support for the vital role that wetlands play in our daily lives.
Posted on January 31, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Prof Willem Landman Professor in Meteorology in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Posted on January 29, 2021
The Department would like to congratulate Brian Nkala, one of our Masters students, on receiving one of the prestigious Fredrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) New York scholarships to attend their FES New York Fall Academy: “Young Leaders Needed to achieve the SDGs! Brian was selected as one of the...
Posted on January 19, 2021
We welcome Samy Katumba to our team! As a lecturer, Samy will be teaching GIS/Geoinformatics related courses at undergraduate and honours levels. We asked Samy some questions on his move to our Department. See the answers below! Q: How do you feel about joining us? A: I am excited to join...
Posted on January 14, 2021
The latest seasonal forecast for January 2021. The UP model predicts weak La Niñ conditions for summer, but ENSO neutral conditions towards autumn. Above normal rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during mid and late summer. Cooler maximum...
Posted on December 11, 2020
The UP model predicts weak to moderate La Niña conditions for summer, but ENSO neutral conditions towards winter. Above Normal rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during summer, except over some of the northern parts. Cooler maximum temperatures are likely...
Posted on November 29, 2020
Dr Nerhene Davis, a lecturer in our department has been elected to the SSAG Council. The SSAG, or the Society of South African Geographers is the society representing all geographers in South Africa and their main objective is to advance the research and educational activities of all South...
Posted on November 26, 2020
Recently, the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology obtained a new automatic weather station (AWS). The AWS is mounted on the roof of the Geography Building on the Hatfield Campus. The Davis Vantage Pro2 professional AWS records parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind...
Posted on November 25, 2020
The Department would like to congratulate Liesl Dyson and Francis Wasswa Nsubuga for being promoted to Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer respectively. Liesl has been a meteorologist for nearly 30-years and joined the University of Pretoria in 1997. Focusing on understanding processes and...
Posted on November 25, 2020
Dr Thando Ndarana has been awarded the role of the Regional Focal Point (RFP) for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) consultation of the African region. In this role, Thando will facilitate 'virtual town hall' meetings, to support the WCRP's vision of better engagement with the broader...
Posted on November 19, 2020
In 2020 we welcomed two new members to our team. Adedayo joined us as a lecturer in the Geoinformatics progamme, whereas Lourens joined us as the Senior Cartographer in our Geospatial Information Services section. Adedayo is a geomatics professional, focusing on remote sensing and GIS...
Posted on November 16, 2020
Students went on a field trip to Cullinan Cemetary to learn about weathering processes occurring on tombstones.
Posted on November 10, 2020
The UP model predicts weak to moderate La Niña conditions for mid-summer, but ENSO-neutral conditions towards autumn. Favorable rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during spring and summer, except over some of the northern parts. Cooler maximum temperatures...
Posted on November 07, 2020
The Department of Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology hosted a virtual Geospatial Tech event on the 10th of October 2020.
Posted on October 16, 2020
The department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (hereafter GGM) once again successfully offered the short course in Introductory Remote Sensing from 6 to 8 October 2020.
Posted on October 09, 2020
The UP model predicts weak La Niña conditions for spring and mid-summer, but ENSO-neutral conditions during the second half of summer. Favorable rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during spring and summer, except over parts of Namibia and Mozambique....
Posted on September 10, 2020
The seasonal forecast for September predicts week La Nina conditions for spring and summer but ENSO_neutral conditions during the second half of summer. Favorable rainfall conditions are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during spring and early summer. Cooler maximum...
Posted on August 16, 2020
The seasonal forecast for Augustindictaes that the ENSO-neutral conditions will most likely to continue towards summer. However, most forecast models are going for colder sea surface temperatures. Favourable rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region. Cooler...
Posted on August 06, 2020
One of the Department's BScHons Meteorology students, Tsholanang Rammopo, was awarded with one of the 2019 SSAG Outstanding Honours Research Awards. The Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) awards two such awards each year, to highlight outstanding work done by students in the geographical...
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