We are almost at the end of the first month of 2010, and a lot is happening already. Firstly I have resigned from the South African Weather Service after working there for almost 7 years. I will take up a new job at the City of Joburg for the next five years, effective from 1 March. This job will still require a lot of my atmospheric science know-how, even though this time the emphasis will be more on application than just pure science. The job by the way is about Climate Change adaptation. Secondly, at the end of February I will be leaving Pretoria proper for Centurion. The move will coincide with the start of my new job. For seven years I have never known traffic jams to and from work, but now they are soon to be the order of the day. Perhaps this new helicopter shuttle over Jozi will come in handy! Lastly, even though this is not necessarily new, but it presents permanent change nonetheless: a baby boy was born in December, adding more voice to the Gwata family! 2009 was to a very e...