Climate science and history

Cape colony diaries a treasure trove of extreme weather understanding

Wits professor aids early warning system potential by looking to the past

19 September 2022 - 20:49

By Tanya Farber

A foray into the 18th century is set to help climatologists develop better early warning systems for extreme weather events as the climate crisis takes its toll on SA.

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