The West seems more fixated on spending on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
Far-right Republicans and the conservative supreme court are working on a carefully laid plan to turn the US into a repressive regime
Shutting down Eskom’s coal plants and shifting to cleaner technologies will bring ‘cleaner air’ to the polluted Mpumalanga Highveld, says the utility’s environmental manager
It’s not too late to change the way in which we power our world and ensure our future
Birds living in hot, humid climates have evolved to handle larger spikes in body temperature
The dam levels have been low for years, the canal transferring water from the Orange River Project to the storage dam was not repaired and the metro rejected help from the state
The costs of climate change damages are rising exponentially. Who will pay?
There are a number of approaches available to mitigate the effects of this devastating clash
Water is treated as if it is an infinite resource but it is a false perception of abundance
The Impofu Dam will run dry in six days and the Churchill Dam will be empty 15 days
Small modular nuclear reactors can help South Africa transition to a low-carbon economy
David Makhura has set up an expert advisory committee to provide independent and expert advice about climate change mitigation and adaptation for the Gauteng City-Region
Swedish researchers have developed a new measurement technique, tested on hydrofoil sailing boats, to adapt hydrofoils to larger passenger ferries
Current climate change predictions make it ‘very unlikely’ that hornbills will persist across hottest parts of their range, even over the next decade
South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures
Although the answers are not simple, the warnings have been coming for more than three decades and yet leaders are still not doing what must be done
Bill moves towards the all-of-government approach required to mount effective climate response, but there are concerns that it is ‘toothless’
South Africa has the immediate technical potential to produce 3.2 billion litres of alternative aviation fuels annually
Heatwaves need to be assessed in terms of local temperature variability because ‘a smaller absolute extreme may have more harmful effects’
Just a few weeks left until taps run dry in large parts of the metropolitan
COP-27 will be held in Africa and will provide an opportunity to table some important concerns about issues affecting the health of our world and its environment.
The second giant squid to wash up on Western Cape beaches in two years was cut into chunks before it could be removed for observation.
Scientists believe she travelled that far to find good food sources, which is a ‘worrying trend’
South Africa’s rural areas and informal settlements need the greatest protection against climate change
The accountancy profession must push the integration of climate change and corporate risk in integrated reporting, and ensure that corporate social responsibility indexes include climate change as part of the weighting to determine company rankings
Climate projections show that the eThekwini metro will receive more rain by 2050 that could fall in brief periods
More than 40 000 KwaZulu-Natal residents have been left homeless after more than 300mm of rain fell in a single day
Ships are going in and out of the harbour and and the backlog of 8 000 to 9 000 containers is expected to be cleared in the next five to six days
The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting
God is the creator, the greatest sin is extinction of species and profit is driving our destruction, says Bishop Geoff Davies
This young generation faces problems previously only envisaged in science fiction movies. They need to reflect on the effect of their own demands on their world
In the face of climate change, inadequate urban planning in eThekwini exacerbates flooding and poor road maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of South Africa affects food security