SANParks Global Environmental Change Project

1. SANParks Global Environmental Change Project Nicola van Wilgen, Melodie McGeoch and collaborators

2. Frontier climate data on record Good data set High % missing data van Wilgen et al. in preparation

3. Rates of temp increase van Wilgen et al. in preparation Max Min Other Frontier parks – no significant change, likely not long enough record

4. Patterns in Rainfall AddoAlexanderbos – dramatic rainfall decrease (90 yrs data) Addo AGR – no trend (50 yrs data) van Wilgen et al. in preparation

5. Patterns in Temperature Addo AGR – increase in Annual Mean Max temp Photos: M. McGeoch, N. van Wilgen, Google Addo AGR – increase in Annual Mean Min temp van Wilgen et al. in preparation