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Authorities in Seychelles are better equipped to measure weather changes, and accurately record the amount of rainfall with the launch of the Seychelles Meteorological Authority Observation Network Evolution (SMA-ONE). The network consists of 15 different stations on Mahe, the main island, that are all connected to the main SMA station at the International Airport at Pointe Larue.
Over the years the country has done very well as a met office based at the airport – as is required by international laws, however, it is time to concentrate on the non-civil aviation part, stated Vincent Amelie, chief executive of the Seychelles Meteorological Authority (SMA). The weather stations support the enhancement of climate services to keep pace with rapid technological development and address the increasing impacts of extreme weather events related to climate change.
The stations have a platform from which users and the general public can access real-time information on the prevailing weather conditions and air quality. There is thus no better way to kick-start the next crucial stage in SMA’s development than at this moment when the observation network is being strengthened to provide critical information for decision-making. This system is special because it is installed in different places, such as PUC (Public Utilities Corporation) stations and other places on Mahe, but it is connected to the main station allowing the forecasters to see what is happening in real-time.
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SMA-ONE has been functioning over the last few months and it helped the SMA to monitor the heavy rainfall of December 6 and 7 that caused landslides in which three people died. In the past, whenever there was rainfall, with the type of data they were collecting, the Met Office was unable to see where it rained the most and other specific information. SMA-ONE allows forecasters and other met officers to closely follow the rainfall, even down to the exact times that interest them.
