Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed innovation by the Climatology Research Unit of the North West University, on revamping an old weather radar built around the 1970’s into 1980’s.
Molewa commended the team of both lecturers and students, who have worked on the revamp of the tool in Potchefstroom.
She says in future the radar, through its weather forecast use, will assist government to prepare for disasters like drought and floods.
“All these disaster related issues that sometimes befall people unexpectedly would then be able to be measured, analysed as we link this with the entire country’s radar system, avoiding therefore any impact that could be negative on the lives of the people. It is about ensuring that our people’s lives are saved. Secondly, to also help those who are in the food-production farming community and so forth.”
