Climate change
Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane
About 16 local citizen scientists, led by members of Planact, have mapped the temperatures in several parts of Pretoria
News | 8 March 2024
Farmers put on alert as El Niño takes effect
The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead
By Jess Vujovic
Science | 25 October 2023
Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September
Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters
Science | 23 October 2023
Climate activists demand action at BRICS talks
Hundreds protest in Sandton where summit is underway
By Chris Gilili
News | 23 August 2023
UK’s Jim Skea elected chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC is one of the most important bodies tackling climate change
Brief | 27 July 2023
Small farmers in the Cederberg still reeling from flood damage
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone
By Liezl Human
News | 21 July 2023
Climate activists disrupt Standard Bank AGM
About 200 people picketed at the bank’s head office to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels
News | 12 June 2023
Petroleum bill is blind to the climate crisis
Petroleum resources development bill is “fatally flawed” and should be rejected, says the writer
Opinion | 5 June 2023
Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows
Fire Weather Index prior to 2021 UCT fire was highest ever recorded during autumn in Cape Town.
News | 6 March 2023