Author:Archer, Emma RMDate:Jan 2013On the 2nd of November, 2011, South Africa’s Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs tabled the draft South African Weather Service Amendment Bill to the National Assembly. After the period for written comment closed, in January 2012, ...Read more
Author:Ntshidi, Zanele; Gush, Mark B; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Le Maitre, David CDate:Apr 2018Invasive alien plants (IAPs) pose a serious threat to the already limited water resources in dry countries like South Africa which are facing increasing water shortages. Much of South Africa is expected to get drier in future due to climate ...Read more
Author:Archibald, S; Nickless, A; Govender, Nicolin; Scholes, RJ; Lehsten, VDate:Nov 2010This study investigates inter-annual variability in burnt area in southern Africa and the extent to which climate is responsible for this variation. We compare data from long-term field sites across the region with remotely sensed burnt area ...Read more
Author:James, NC; Van Niekerk, Lara; Whitfield, AK; Potts, WM; Götz, A; Paterson, AWDate:Oct 2013Estuaries are dynamic and their physical and chemical characteristics can change over a scale of hours to years. Consequently, estuarine fish assemblages often exhibit large temporal variations in abundance and composition related to changes ...Read more
Author:Kruger, AC; Goliger, Adam M; Retief, JV; Sekele, SSDate:Aug 2010The South African Weather Service, with the support of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University of Stellenbosch, is in the process of updating the extreme surface wind statistics for South Africa. A previous ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, M; Engelbrecht, FDate:Oct 2010Within the context of climate change over southern Africa, little is understood about the potential local response of air quality to changes in the larger scale environment. Under future climate forcing, there may be significant changes in ...Read more
Author:Mapako, MCDate:Apr 2011Biomass fuels dominate the national energy balances of most sub-Saharan African countries, with wood contributing 80-90% of poorer countries like Ethiopia, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. The predominant method of ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; Marx, E; Park, R; Landman, S; Lazenby, MDate:Oct 2011Whilst climate change projections are suggesting an increase in temperature extremes over southern Africa, these extremes are not expected to happen every day or even every summer. Operational weather and seasonal forecasts can indicate whether ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PW; Pieterse, AJHDate:1986This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ...Read more