Monitoring hampered as power cuts rain on SA weather service’s parade
MPs told of challenges SA Weather Service faces
12 October 2023 - 05:00
The infrastructure and instruments used by the SA Weather Service (SAWS) to forecast weather and monitor air quality have not escaped the effects of persistent load-shedding.
Apart from the lingering impact of the Covid-19 travel restrictions on its revenue from the aviation industry, the weather service has also been stymied by issues related to the stability of radar infrastructure, mainly due to load-shedding and other power outages, cable theft and insufficient fuel for backup generators during prolonged power outages...
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