Posted on April 15, 2023
The late autumn early winter season rainfall is expected to be mostly below normal over the entire region. Parts of the summer rainfall area may expect winter rain and above normal rainfall is expected over the winter rainfall region during early spring.
Posted on April 05, 2023
Associate Professor Rebecca Garland was part of a team who recently published an article on how load shedding affects air quality in South Africa.
Posted on March 29, 2023
The 2023 GGY 789 field trip, led by Prof. Natalie Haussmann and Prof. Greg Breetzke, took place from 24 to 27 March at Florisbad, in the Free State. Fifteen of the BSc Geography Honours students attended. Throughout the few days spent at the research station the students enjoyed talks and...
Posted on March 29, 2023
‘Cognitive Geomatics – Digital teaching to create awareness of intercultural differences in sense of place using Germany, South Africa and Kenya as case studies’ is part of the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM for University Students – BWS plus, a programme of the...
Posted on March 20, 2023
World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March. The themes chosen for World Meteorological Day reflect topical weather, climate or water-related issues
Posted on March 14, 2023
During the upcoming autumn season, rainfall is predicted to be lower than normal in most areas. However, there is a small part of the winter rainfall region where higher-than-normal rainfall is expected at the beginning of the forecast period. As for the rest of the winter rainfall region,...
Posted on February 16, 2023
Courtney Gehle was recently selected as a Schwarzman Scholar and awarded "one of the most prestigious post graduate fellowships in the world". She am the 5th South African to have ever been selected, the 2nd from Tukkies and the only one of both in the 2023/2024 cohort, selected from over 3,000...
Posted on February 15, 2023
The seasonal forecast for autumn and early winter 2023 is now available. Please visit https://www.up.ac.za/geography-geoinformatics-and-meteorology to learn more.
Posted on January 18, 2023
Dr. Kaera Coetzer recently joined the University of Pretoria as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology.
Posted on January 17, 2023
This month’s JFM forecast is showing an increased likelihood of drier than normal conditions over the area that includes part of South Africa (northeast), Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique. However, the FMA forecast is more optimistic for a late summer season that will be wetter than normal....
Posted on January 10, 2023
Please meet Mrs Sandra Wilkinson, Departmental Administrator in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology who was appointed in December 2022.
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
Posted on December 12, 2022
There is an enhanced likelihood for above-normal rainfall totals during the coming summer (2022/2023) and autumn (2023) seasons over the larger summer rainfall region. In terms of temperature, there is an enhanced likelihood of cooler than average maximum temperatures (during the mid-summer) in...
Posted on November 15, 2022
Inspire the world with GIS – “GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help us make better decisions” (www.gisday.com)
Posted on November 15, 2022
The UP model predicts moderate to weak La Niña conditions to persist throughout most of the 2022/23 mid-summer season. There is an enhanced likelihood for an above-normal rainfall season during the 2022/23 summer over the larger summer rainfall region. Additionally, there is an enhanced...
Posted on November 09, 2022
I was honored to be one of 3 students who got selected to attend a workshop in Malawi on 2 September 2022. We were invited to participate in OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping training with the YouthMappers from the University of Malawi in Zomba. We arrived at Chileka Airport in Blantyre where we...
Posted on November 09, 2022
South Africa is a global crime hotspot. But, as residents put up higher walls to stay safe, a new South African study suggests that greenspaces can be an important tool in creating safe and sustainable cities.
Posted on November 03, 2022
Prof Belinda Reyers, Professor of Sustainability Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has spent the past three years working with the team behind the UN Human Development Report as a member of their Advisory Group and a member of the...
Posted on October 03, 2022
The Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Gold Medal, which is awarded in recognition of meritorious contribution to Geography in Southern Africa, grants honorary lifelong membership of the Society. The SSAG has awarded two Gold Medal Awards, to Dr Clinton van der Merwe and Prof. Serena...
Posted on September 30, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) is improving service delivery by being the first faculty at UP to participate in the student administration call centre and service portal project.
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