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Perched 3 100 metres above sea level on the Mont-aux-Sources plateau above the Drakensberg’s iconic amphitheatre in the Maloti-Drakensberg, the new automatic station will deliver real-time data from an environment of exceptional biodiversity and hydrological significance.
CLIMATE RESEARCH SOUTH AFRICA

Southern Africa’s highest weather Station installed in the Drakensberg

New 3 100m weather station promises vital insights into rainfall, temperature and extreme weather patterns in a changing climate

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Nasa, famous for its missions into space, has set its sights on close encounters of a different kind — the Greater Cape Floristic Region at the south-western edge of South Africa.
BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF THE CAPE

Nasa takes to SA’s skies to map Cape biodiversity

Cutting-edge research will focus on the Greater Cape Floristic Region, which is home to thousands of plant species unique to the area

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read