Seychelles is set to get automatic weather stations on seven of its outer islands following the signing of an agreement between the Islands Development Company (IDC) and the Meteorological Authority last week.
The automatic weather stations which are automated versions of the traditional weather stations will be set up on Coëtivy, Alphonse, Providence, Farquhar, Assumption, Cosmoledo and Astove. One inner island, Silhouette, managed by IDC, will also get a station.
According to the chief executive of the Seychelles Meteorological Authority, Vincent Amelie, the weather stations are important for recording and collecting data about the climate of the southern islands.
“It is important that we start expanding our coverage of weather forecasts to also include outer islands because all the information we have recorded over the years has always been collected on Mahe and neighbouring countries,” said Amelie.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
