The Emissions Gap report says nations must go further than current pledges under the Paris Agreement or face 2.5°C to 2.9°C of warming
Toxins are found in water and the soil and these harm human health and the environment
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South Africa lacks a detailed, long-term national system of data collection on dust storms
Monday’s severe thunderstorm cannot be directly attributed to climate change
The bodies of numerous bee-eaters and swallows who had migrated from the Northern Hemisphere were found around the country
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
The nutrient enrichment problem can’t be solved unless appropriate levels of wastewater treatment are applied
Biological control is effective but the real solution would be to fix wastewater treatment plants in Joburg and Pretoria and stop sewage spills
New WWF South Africa research comes on the eve of the next round of negotiations on global plastic treaty
Developing countries, including South Africa, will argue for a financial mechanism to help them curb plastic pollution