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Researcher Liezel Rudolph stands next to an unmarked signpost on Marion Island.
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Geospatial Database for the Prince Edward Islands

by Munyaradzi Makoni 9 November 202217 November 2022

South African scientists map uninhabited islands in the Southern Ocean.

A strong wind blows on the coastal city of Maputo, Mozambique.
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Severe Storms Expose Ill-Equipped Weather Stations in Southeast Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 June 202220 September 2022

The lack of infrastructure is preventing scientists from robustly reporting meteorological information as well as communicating warnings about hazard-prone areas.

Skyline of the downtown business district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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New Hazard Exposure Model for Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 31 March 202231 March 2022

The rapid pace of urbanization could encroach on hazard-prone regions without adequate land management and building design regulations, a new modeling project shows.

The three CubeSats from the MDASat constellation sit in a clean room at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Satellites Help Cement South Africa’s Space Industry

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 March 202216 March 2022

A trio of CubeSats allows South Africa to showcase its growing space industry as well as monitor its coastal zones.

Aerial or satellite image of ancient riverbeds.
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The “Green Sahara” Left Behind Fossil Rivers

by Munyaradzi Makoni 10 December 202121 March 2022

Reconstruction reveals how people living along the banks of the Nile may have relocated as climate changed and flooding increased during the African Humid Period.

Three CubeSats float above Earth.
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Zimbabwe’s Scientists Look Forward to Country’s First Satellite

by Munyaradzi Makoni 12 November 202121 March 2022

ZIMSAT-1 promises to expand Zimbabwe’s remote sensing capabilities and allow it to better monitor natural resources.

A scientist measures environmental water quality in a wetland using a multiparameter probe.
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Tracking Sustainability Goals with Creative Data Sources

by Munyaradzi Makoni 27 August 20215 November 2021

Nontraditional sources of data could assist in charting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, helping design appropriate policies and investments to improve the state of the environment.

A man raises a red flag, signaling severe weather, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
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Forecasters Navigate a Highway to Success Around Lake Victoria

by Munyaradzi Makoni 13 May 20214 November 2022

An early-warning system establishes international networks to help communities manage severe weather on Africa’s largest lake.

Men and women collect water at a secured borehole in Moyale, Kenya.
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Scientists Map Africa’s Groundwater Recharge for the First Time

by Munyaradzi Makoni 1 April 202116 February 2022

The continent-wide survey provides an assessment of the resilience of groundwater resources.

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