Top climate scientist, Bob Scholes, has died
30 Apr 2021
A giant in the field of climate science, a true leader and dedicated scientist. This is how the University of the Witwatersrand has described the distinguished professor, Bob Scholes, who died while hiking in Namibia with friends and colleagues on Wednesday. (Wits University)
A giant in the field of climate science, a true leader and dedicated scientist. This is how the University of the Witwatersrand has described the distinguished professor, Bob Scholes, who died while hiking in Namibia with friends and colleagues on Wednesday.
Scholes was a National Research Foundation A-rated scientist and professor of systems ecology at Wits University, where he was the director of the Global Change Institute.
Cape Town fire: Satellite images show the destruction caused by the blaze
The South African National Space Agency shared satellite images of the Cape Town fire. More than 600 hectares was destroyed by the blaze.
CAPE TOWN FIRE’S DEVESTATION AS SEEN FROM SPACE
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) said Sentinel-2 images of Table Mountain National Park were captured, nearly a month apart, on 21 March and 20 April 2021.
An area of approximately 622 hectares (6.22 square kilometres), which is represented by an ugly fire scar in the images, was destroyed by the Cape Town fire.
“On the 20
th April 2021 active fires were visible on the western side of the fire scar, with a few spot fires in the vicinity of UCT,” said SANSA.