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“All other tropical storms must bow before El Niño,” American comedian Chris Farley declared during a mock weather forecast on Saturday Night Live in 1997. He wasn’t wrong. Tropical storms may wreak havoc in specific areas for a short period of time, but El Niño affects the whole world. Hence the intense interest in the El Niño currently underway, which global forecasts agree should strengthen through the remainder of 2026 and likely persist into early 2027.
What is a seismic survey? Seismic surveys have been used for at least 50 years in both onshore and offshore mineral and oil exploration. The concept is relatively simple: measure the time it takes for a compression wave (“sound”) to move through solid material, strike a reflecting surface and return to a recorder. This allows the orientation and thickness of layers hidden below the Earth’s surface to be measured, so hidden ore deposits and gas or oil trap structures can be identified.
The planned seismic survey off South Africa’s Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed public outrage in the country and beyond. The survey’s aim is to search for oil and gas deposits. Environmental and human rights organisations and fishing communities are trying to block the move in court. The Conversation Africa asked researchers to share their insights on seismic surveys. What is a seismic survey?
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