His comments come as delegates gather for the International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO) in Cape Town, Western Cape province this Tuesday.

The conference aims to focus on climate and oceanography challenges that are unique to the Southern Hemisphere and the global impacts of climate change and extreme weather, which continue to pose significant risks across the world.

Tuwani highlights the growing risks of extreme weather events. “With climate change, we are already seeing the effects. In the future, our summers will have shorter rainfall periods, and we’re noticing signs of more intense thunderstorms and stronger tropical cyclones compared to 10 or 20 years ago.”

The conference brings together experts to address climate and oceanography challenges unique to the Southern Hemisphere while examining the global impact of extreme weather and climate change.

He adds, “So as we move into the future with the increase of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the warmer atmosphere it fuels these systems to be stronger that is why you would see that severe thunderstorms and flooding, it looks like they are increasing, not only in SA but just around the globe.”

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