Rapid loss of weather stations puts SA’s disaster forecasting at risk
Failure to upgrade the SAWS network threatens its ability to issue early disaster warnings
16 May 2022 - 05:07
SA’s ability to predict and issue early warnings for severe weather events is at risk because its network of weather stations is fast deteriorating due to a lack of funding.
This could have severe consequences for SA’s ability to predict disasters such as the flooding that affected parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in April. It could also make it difficult for insurance companies to verify certain kinds of weather-related claims, and some specialist agricultural insurers have appointed their own meteorologists...
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