JOURNAL ARTICLE

South Africa’s destructive storm surges: geoscientist reveals the 3 factors that drove them.

  • Published In: SABI Magazine / SABI Tydskrif, 2023, v. 16, n. 1. P. 28 1 of 3

  • Database: Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Knight, Jasper 3 of 3

Abstract

The article presents the views of Jasper Knight, a geoscientist who researches coastal processes, regarding the reason behind the series of powerful tidal surges and storms which battered coastal areas in South Africa's Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces on September 16, 2023. It offers information on storm surge, sufficient warning to people, and emergency measures that could be put in place.

Additional Information

  • Source:SABI Magazine / SABI Tydskrif. 2023/10, Vol. 16, Issue 1, p28
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:20711883
  • Accession Number:173593137

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