More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water
was used for irrigation
eThekwini’s chief resilience officer says the city is the ‘ideal test tube’ because it’s a microcosm of the world’s climate change problems
Researchers find that extreme fire weather ‘has become 90% more likely in a warmer world’
Green Devil and Purple Monster gins are made by resident at the water’s edge using the otherwise-unwanted superweed
Ageing coal-fired fleet will kill tens of thousands by ignoring air-pollution minimum limits, costing tens of billions
Description of new species was a 37-year-long labour of love for Eastern Cape palaeontologist
Homes, roads and bridges destroyed as two more sluice gates opened
Scientists on both sides weigh in as concerns are raised over animals’ welfare and viability of ambitious project to repopulate Asian savannah
But questions remain over viability of contentious project
Zandspruit pump is a mess, says Joburg resident, citing load-shedding, lack of maintenance, high effluent volumes and poor infrastructure
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster