{"id":139187,"date":"2019-06-13T06:47:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T04:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-23-tropical-cyclones-are-on-the-rise-in-southern-africa-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2019-06-13T06:47:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T04:47:42","slug":"pasha-23-tropical-cyclones-are-on-the-rise-in-southern-africa-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-23-tropical-cyclones-are-on-the-rise-in-southern-africa-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 23: Tropical cyclones are on the rise in southern Africa | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-23-tropical-cyclones-are-on-the-rise-in-southern-africa-118697\">Pasha 23: Tropical cyclones are on the rise in southern Africa<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/279103\/original\/file-20190612-32351-uvmwbe.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">shutterstock<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Southern Africa has seen a rise in tropical cyclones recently. The most recent examples were Cyclones Kenneth and Idai that hit Mozambique and surrounds. <\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of Pasha Dr Jennifer Fitchett, a senior lecturer in physical geography at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, explained why this is happening. <\/p>\n<p>This episode also looked at naming cyclones and how they are measured. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in future     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  By lavizzara Cyclone Idai heading towards Mozambique and Zimbabwe in 2019 &#8211; Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/118697\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-23-tropical-cyclones-are-on-the-rise-in-southern-africa-118697\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 23: Tropical cyclones are on the rise in southern Africa: shutterstock Southern Africa has seen a rise in tropical cyclones recently. The most recent examples were Cyclones Kenneth and Idai that hit Mozambique and surrounds. 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