Posted on July 09, 2021
These images are typical Mpumalanga Highveld images from mid-winter. Typical, because the effect of the general atmospheric circulation patterns of the region can be seen on these. Circulation patterns of the South African Highveld during winter are strongly anti-cyclonic, associated with...
Posted on July 09, 2021
On 9 July Prof Landman spoke about his work on seasonal forecasting at the weekly seminars series held by the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG), of the University of Cape Town. His presentation can be accessed through Prof Landman's page (go to Selected presentations;...
Posted on July 01, 2021
Prof Gregory Breetzke was a panellist at a global Thought Leadership webinar held on Tuesday 29th June. The webinar gathered several leading experts in the field of crime science to discuss the topic of the pandemic and associated crime rates globally. A blog based on the webinar as well as a...
Posted on June 15, 2021
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated on 17 June and this day aims to not only highlight methods to prevent desertification, but also to encourage the discussion around resilience and recovery from drought. One of the most important aspects of combating desertification...
Posted on June 15, 2021
Climate change in South Africa has major health risks associated with it, such as new vector-borne diseases emerging from heavy rainfall, malnutrition from poor food security caused by drought, and respiratory diseases caused by dust storms and air pollution.
Posted on June 15, 2021
The June Seasonal Forecast Worx predicts that current ENSO-neutral conditions may develop into a weak La Niña event by the end of the year – the consensus is mostly for a continuation of neutral conditions. There are enhanced probabilities that parts of the southwestern Cape may be wet...
Posted on June 11, 2021
This introductory remote sensing course provides an introduction to the physical principles of satellite remote sensing, and basic remote sensor data processing. In particular, the classification of images will entail applying selected vegetation indices, supervised pixel- and supervised...
Posted on June 11, 2021
The aim of this course is to provide field-based demonstrations of Aerial Surveying using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to acquire ultra-high-resolution imagery of the study area, which will later (in the lab) be used to generate various geographic information products such as orthophoto, point clouds,...
Posted on June 03, 2021
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June. The Department offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications focusing on geography, as well as environmental studies, with our Centre for Environmental Studies (CFES) offering course-based Masters, as well as research-based Masters and...
Posted on June 03, 2021
Azile Mdleleni was voted as one of the Top 15 Young GEEKS OF 2021 (https://geekulcha.dev/young-geeks). This initiative recognises local talent who work beyond the surface within the local Geek Culture. The role of Geekulcha is to create and enable platforms for Innovation and Creativity. In this...
Posted on June 01, 2021
Prof. Abel Ramoelo recently joined the University of Pretoria as a Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies, and Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology. Prof. Ramoelo was trained as an environmental scientist with Geospatial skills - remote...
Posted on May 26, 2021
Members of Esri South Africa gave a guest lecture to students of the third year course, GIS 310, on Wednesday 05 May. It is always a privilege to have members of industry speak to our students. Students were exposed to the latest in GIS technology, in this case Esri technology. With ArcGIS Pro...
Posted on May 18, 2021
The Department would like to congratulate our graduates on their respective outstanding achievements. Six of our students were recognised for their academic achievements and social involvement at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science's Dean's Exceptional Achiever's Function, which was...
Posted on May 13, 2021
The May Seasonal Forceast Worx again (like the April prediction) predicts ENSO-neutral conditions to occur during winter and spring - this seems to agree with most models. There is enhanced probability that the southwestern Cape may be wet during mid-winter. There are enhanced probabilities for...
Posted on May 07, 2021
99% of Africa's Sahel groundwater is untapped. Tapped, it could help float a "New Deal" of prosperity, especially for women and youth - Prof Cheikh Mbow, land-use expert and @FutureAfricaUP Director
Posted on April 16, 2021
Willem Landman, a professor in our Department and the author of the monthly Seasonal Forecast Worx, has been appointed to the the Interim Coordinating Committee (ICG) of the new World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Home Regional Information for Society (RifS). The ICG is set up to coordinate...
Posted on April 15, 2021
The UP model predicts ENSO-neutral conditions to occur during winter and spring - this seems to agree with most models. There is a chance that the southwestern Cape may be wet during mid-winter. Maximum temperature forecast skill for winter may be too low for planning purposes – however,...
Posted on April 02, 2021
ISO/TC 211 aims at standardization in the field of digital geographic information. This is done through their work of establishing a structured set of standards for information relating to a location on earth. OGC and ISO/TC 211 recently joined forces to celebrate and empower women in the...
Posted on April 02, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) celebrated World Meteorological Day in style with the launch of the Conversations@NAS initiative on 23 March 2021.
Posted on March 23, 2021
Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a Weather Forecaster: Prof Liesl Dyson (Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology)
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