South Africa: Minister Edna Molewa Bids Farewell to SA Agulhas II and Gough61 Team

press release

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, will bid farewell to the overwintering team (Gough61) heading for Gough Island on the SA Agulhas II, on Thursday 3 September 2015, in Cape Town.

The Gough61 overwintering team will spend 14 months on the island and will conduct research on weather forecasts which impact South Africa, as well as increase the country's understanding of climate change. South Africa has maintained a meteorological station on Gough Island since 1956.

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