2018 Temperature Data
According to the records the coldest day was: 2018/08/09 07:00 -6.526 °C and the hottest: 2018/12/17 13:00 37.616 °C
Conquering Compassberg
The Iconic Mountain Compassberg, the highest peak in the Sneeuberg range, resembles a compass needle towering 2 502 metres high. From its summit one gets
River Terrace development in the Sneeuberg
Drylands cover >40% of the Earth’s surface and are projected to expand by up to another 16% by 2100 due to climate change. Legacies of
An indicator for Borehole Water
Marion Holmes is a part time PhD student, with Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, and is supervised by Prof Eileen Campbell, Prof Maarten de
Geoscience Research done by Prof. Robert (Bob) Gastaldo & Dr. Johann Neveling
Doing Map Work in the Veld Regular visitors to Ganora include Prof. Robert (Bob) Gastaldo of Colby College in Waterville, Maine (United States) and Dr.
Research of the African Rock Pipit
We recently had the privilege to meet and host Dawie de Swardt from the Ornithology department of the National Museum in Bloemfontein. Read this very
Exploring the age of sediments/soils
Chris Oldknow is a research student studying for the degree of Ph.D in Physical Geography at the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, under the supervision
Researching End of Permian Period
An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, and the United States, has been looking for new clues to one of the world’s greatest
A Land Snail Riddle Solved
Dai Herbert, Natal Museum and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Mary Bursey (of the East London Museum) studied the family to which the Prestonella belonged.For
Ganora Rainfall Analysis
The following research was compiled by: Kate Rowntree, Department of Geography & Catchment research Group, from Rhodes University. An autographic raingauge was installed at Ganora
Soil Erosion In The Karoo
Soil erosion is a process that is widespread in the Karoo landscape where deeply incised ‘dongas’ and dense gully networks known as badlands can be