One such picture was of Tropical Cyclone Domoina, which struck the east coast in January, 1984. Domoina brought devastating rains to South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. It took 16 years for ...
The immediate effects of the cyclones comprised damage to the standing crop by the direct impact of the floodwaters and also a loss of plant litter. Long-term effects included a …
South Africa Andrew A. Mather 1,2,* and Derek D. Stretch 2 1 Ethekwini Municipality, ... effects of a combination of severe sea storms and future sea level rise (SLR) on the ... Tropical Cyclone Domoina, occurred in January 1984 and made landfall near
Article: Some effects of the cyclones Domoina and Imboa on mangrove communities in the St Lucia Estuary. ... South African Journal of Botany 55(3): 340-348 1989. ISSN/ISBN: 0254-6299. DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6299(16)31186-3 Accession: 001948981. Download citation: Text …
Cyclones have both short and long-term effects across the levels of biological organization, but we lack a scale‐perspective of cyclone ecology. Effects on individual trees, such as defoliation ...
The extremely wet conditions observed in the northeastern region in 1984 and 2000 were associated with tropical cyclone Domoina [53, 54] and tropical cyclone Eline [55], respectively. This is ...
Tropical cyclones that have hit South Africa According to the South African Weather Services, the effect oftropical cyclones in the country is and February. Only tropical cyclones moving into the …
January and February 1984 tropical cyclones Domoina and Imboa. ... In South Africa alone damage of more than R100 billion was caused to agriculture, communications and nature reserves (Kovács et al, 1985). The rainfall peaked …
Significant tropical cyclones that had such an effect on South Africa was Domoina which occurred in January 1984, Imboa in February 1984 and more recently Eline in February 2000. Cyclone Leon–Eline was the longest-lived Indian Ocean tropical cyclone on record, traveling over 11,000 km during its 29‑day duration
Recalling Cyclone Domoina in January 1984, many South Africans believe they have experienced a severe weather event, but in reality, that was barely a Category 1 cyclone.
The St Lucia lake and estuarine system in northern Natal, South Africa was struck by Cyclone Domoina on 31 January 1984. This is the only cyclone known to have traversed part of South Africa. The ensuing flood levels in the St Lucia system (which have been exceeded perhaps only one other time in recorded history) provided an opportunity to assess the effect of a major …
Tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the Mozambique Channel from January to March 2012 resulted in five landfalls that affected Madagascar and southeastern Africa. The rainfall, circulation, and temperature fields surrounding the TCs were studied for anomalous characteristics. Case studies were considered for two TCs, which brought flooding to southern …
studied the landfalling cyclones Domoina and Imboa in 1984, which followed similar paths ... effect and cyclonic vortex in the south ... (2014) A 66-year tropical cyclone record for south-east ...
Effects of a major cyclone on the abundance and larval recruitment of the portunid crab Scylla serrata (Forskal) in the St Lucia Estuary, Natal, South Africa ... South Africa was struck by Cyclone ...
Catagorised as a "Severe Tropical Storm", Cyclone Domoina wrought havoc from Mozambique to Swaziland with winds up to 100km/h and driving rains that caused record floods and the most rain in a 100...
The St Lucia lake and estuarine system in northern Natal, South Africa was struck by Cyclone Domoina on 31 January 1984. This is the only cyclone known to have traversed part of South Africa. The ensuing flood levels in the St Lucia system (which have been exceeded perhaps only one other time in recorded history) provided an opportunity to ...
Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland share the Maputo river basin. The only major flood in the Maputo river in the last 25 years was in February 1984 when cyclone "Domoina" hit the southern part of Mozambique and also South Africa and Swaziland. The cyclone also caused floods in the Umbeluzi and the Incomati river basins.
On 18 February, less than three weeks after cyclone Domoina, cyclone Imboa reached the Zululand coast. Imboa caused high winds and dropped heavy rainfall, over 350 mm in some locations, causing flooding along the Mhlatuze and …
Storms affecting Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tropical cyclones in Southern Africa Storms 1800s 1900s 2000s 2010s 2020s Climatological statistics Notes References
Download scientific diagram | Tracks of all tropical cyclones in the Southwest Indian Ocean from 1980 to 2005. 90° E longitude is marked (vertical blue line) as this is the eastern boundary of ...
Pongolapoort Dam was the first dam in South Africa where this artificial cooling method was used. ... This was none too soon because in 1984 the area was hit by tropical cyclone Domoina. A Department of Water Affairs report on the effects of the cyclone describes that on 31 January 1984 when Domoina hit, the catchment of the dam received more ...
The positive anomalies over eastern South Africa extend to the northwest (central northern Namibia) while there is a swath of negative anomalies further north. ... Steinke T, Ward C (1989) Some effects of the cyclones Domoina and Imboa on mangrove communities in the St Lucia estuary. South Afr J Botany 55:340–348. Google Scholar Thoithi W ...
At the end of January the cyclone Domoina came inland over Moçambique and Swaziland and thence over the Eastern Transvaal and Natal regions of South Africa. This caused very high rainfall over a few days and the run-off down the Pongola River was of such proportions that at the peak of the hydrograph it had far exceeded the regional maximum ...
Severe Tropical Storm Domoina in 1984 caused 100-year floods in South Africa and record rainfall in Swaziland. The fourth named storm of the season, Domoina developed on January 16 off the northeast coast of Madagascar. With a ridge to the north, the storm tracked generally westward and later southwestward. On January 21, Domoina struck eastern Madagascar, the third storm …
Severe Tropical Storm Domoina in 1984 caused 100-year floods in South Africa and record rainfall in Swaziland. The fourth named storm of the season, Domoina developed on January 16 off the northeast coast of Madagascar. With a ridge to the north, the storm tracked generally westward and later southwestward. On January 21, Domoina struck eastern Madagascar, the third storm …
The first occurred in January 1984, as the consequence of a tropical cyclone, Cyclone Domoina, which moved southward in the Mozambique Channel reaching as far south as Durban. Discharge on the Mfolozi River peaked at 16,000 m 3 .s − 1, approximately three times the 100-year return flood, while flood current velocities of 2.6 m s − 1 were ...
The IPCC alludes to the fact that in order to reduce the effect on climate change, a lessening of greenhouse gases by 20-40% by 2020 and 80 to 90% by 2050 will need to take place. ... concur that the trends in climate change will have an …
Tropical Cyclone Domoina struck in January 1984, causing severe damage across southern Africa. The storm developed off the northeast coast of Madagascar and moved …
3.3 Rainfall during cyclone Domoina 3.4 Flood event at Pongolapoort Dam 3.5 Flood downstream of the dam 3.6 Comparison with historic events 4. OBSERVATIONS OF THE FLOOD RESPONSE ON THE FLOODPLAIN 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Data collection 4.3 Observations before the flood Domoina floods and the Pongolo floodplain B-N3/0704/1 January 1985
Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa feel impact of tropical storm that has killed at least 77 people. ... Tropical Cyclone Domoina led to the death of 214 lives, and is the most deadly storm ...
Severe Tropical Storm Domoina in 1984 caused 100 year floods in South Africa and record rainfall in Swaziland. The fourth named storm of the season, Domoina developed on January 16 off the ...
After crossing the Mozambique Channel from Madagascar, Severe Tropical Cyclone Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique on 28 January 1984, and moved across the border to the Makatini Flats and what was then Swaziland (now known as Eswanti) to dissipate over eastern parts of South Africa.
The cyclones Domoina and Imboa struck the St Lucia area in January/February 1984. Research in progress at the time made it possible to assess some of the effects of these cyclones on the mangrove communities of the St Lucia Estuary. Assessment has been based on aerial and ground observations, litter studies in an Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. and a Bruguiera …
A Department of Water Affairs report on the effects of the cyclone describes that on 31 January 1984 when Domoina hit, the catchment of the dam received more ... WhatsApp: +86 . ... mining cyclone in south africa . cyclone domoina south africa « BINQ Mining. Deadly cyclone lashes southeastern Africa – Weather – Al Jazeera .. 6 ...
Between 29 January and 2 February 1984, the cyclone Domoina caused the biggest flood ever recorded in the Pongolo River which was absorbed by the Pongolapoort Dam.
The last recorded case is that of Cyclone Domoina, which in 1984 caused record floods. ... The point is that these tropical cyclones just don't reach South Africa, but when one did reach us it ...
The threat of cyclones along our east coast is always with us and should obviously not be ignored in the design of important structures. Extrapolation of the probability distribution (Gumbel) based on the historical record of peak discharges in the Mfolozi would indicate that the return period of the 1984 flood was of the order of 500 years.
The St Lucia lake and estuarine system in northern Natal, South Africa was struck by Cyclone Domoina on 31 January 1984. This is the only cyclone known to have traversed …
The third of these storms, Tropical Storm Domoina, caused deadly flooding in southeastern Africa that killed 242 people and caused $199 million in damage. The storm destroyed more than 50 small dams in Madagascar and caused the worst flooding in Swaziland in 20 years. ... The 1983–84 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season featured above ...
St. Lucia Estuary is on the subtropical, predominantly microtidal Zululand coast of South Africa. Lake St. Lucia's surface area fluctuates between 420 and 215 km2 and has a mean depth of less than 1 m. The 21-km-long narrows connects Lake St. Lucia with the Indian Ocean. Tidal effects penetrate 14 km up the narrows. The St. Lucia system has changed substantially since the …