El Niño Update By Mlungisi Shabalala, 29 September 2023 uMngeni-uThukela Water continues to monitor the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal and, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, the ENSO is currently in an El Niño state. This is in line with the latest ENSO status and projections published by the International Research Institute for… Continue reading El Niño Update – September 2023
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El Niño Update – August 2023
El Niño Update By Mlungisi Shabalala, 31 August 2023 uMngeni-uThukela Water continues to monitor the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal. The latest ENSO status and projections published by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society on 10th August 2023 indicate a 100% likelihood of El Niño throughout the upcoming spring season. This strong… Continue reading El Niño Update – August 2023
El Niño Update – July 2023
El Niño Update By Mlungisi Shabalala, 31 July 2023 uMngeni-uThukela Water continues to monitor the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal. The ENSO phenomenon consists of two contrary climate cycles, i.e. El Niño and La Niña, as well as a neutral/normal state in between these two opposite cycles. The ENSO phenomenon develops in the Pacific… Continue reading El Niño Update – July 2023
The El Niño Phenomenon – should we be worried?
The El Niño Phenomenon – should we be worried? By Mlungisi Shabalala, 30 May 2023 The last few years have been relatively wet, with many parts of South Africa experiencing above-average rainfall, leading to flooding in several areas. As a result of these good rains, most of the dams managed by uMngeni-uThukela Water consistently maintained… Continue reading The El Niño Phenomenon – should we be worried?
Too much rain – is this the end of our water problems?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Too much rain – is this the end of our water problems? By Mlungisi Shabalala, 04 February 2022 The 2021/22 summer season has been relatively wet, with many parts of the KwaZulu-Natal province experiencing high rainfall volumes, resulting in flooding. These range from short-lived flash floods to destructive events which resulted in the loss of… Continue reading Too much rain – is this the end of our water problems?