What's the weather like?

Travellers to the parks like Kruger and Kgalagadi often ask for weather updates. People like to know if it has rained a lot or not; sometimes roads and bridges are closed down due to heavy rainfall. At the moment communicating this information from the park to the public is either very slow or non-existant, so people sometimes strand at a closed bridge or road and have to turn back.

A few months ago, I discovered Twitter and thought it was just the tool SANParks needed. Travellers will be able to receive up-to-date info on their cell phones and others can read the info on the web. The SANParks website is hosting a survey to get an indication if people are interested. Scientific Services in Skukuza has already shown an interest in using Twitter, to send and archive data from the parks to Skukuza. Here's hoping we can get all the parks twittering about the weather.