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Climate Change

Vanishing ice warning for ‘Mountains of the Moon’
Africa
/ 16 March 2014

Vanishing ice warning for ‘Mountains of the Moon’

Ice on the Rwenzori mountain range is melting at "disturbing" rates, and within two decades Africa’s equatorial peaks will be bare rock.

By Peter Martell 1
Al Gore speaks on drastic climate change at SA talk
Article
/ 13 March 2014

Al Gore speaks on drastic climate change at SA talk

At a climate training conference in Johannesburg, former US vice-president Al Gore has given an overview of how humans are driving climate change.

By Sipho Kings
Parts of SA may see more rainfall, research shows
Article
/ 25 February 2014

Parts of SA may see more rainfall, research shows

New research from Wits University shows tropical storms are not becoming more frequent but they are moving south – resulting in increased rainfall.

By Sarah Wild
US, China agree on cooperation to tackle climate change
Article
/ 15 February 2014

US, China agree on cooperation to tackle climate change

The world’s top greenhouse gas emitters, China and the United States, have signed an agreement to work together to address climate change issues.

By Reuters
Letters to the editor: January 10 to 16 2014
Article
/ 9 January 2014

Letters to the editor: January 10 to 16 2014

One reader finds the M&G’s Cabinet report cards useful, while another feels slighted after predicting Reeva Steenkamp’s death and the paper’s zodiacs.

By Letters
Seven freeze frames of the polar vortex
Article
/ 8 January 2014

Seven freeze frames of the polar vortex

US residents have shared some cool images of the Polar Vortex as subzero temperatures continue to arrest the country.

By Staff Reporter
Energy saving in households
Article
/ 6 December 2013

Energy saving in households

The award for Energy Savings in Households recognises and rewarsd people who have implemented innovative energy efficiency applications at home.

By Advertising Supplement
Local companies doing little to lower carbon emissions
Article
/ 28 November 2013

Local companies doing little to lower carbon emissions

While South African companies lead the world in disclosing their carbon emissions, they are doing little to lower them.

By Sipho Kings
Troubled UN climate talks run into extra time
Article
/ 23 November 2013

Troubled UN climate talks run into extra time

UN climate talks ran deep into extra time as rich and poor nations butted heads over their contributions to staving off dangerous planet warming.

By Staff Reporter
From bored to board
Article
/ 22 November 2013

From bored to board

Could the vagaries of politics be behind the resurgence of board games?

By Matthew du Plessis
COP19: NGO delegates walk out of Warsaw climate talks in protest
Article
/ 21 November 2013

COP19: NGO delegates walk out of Warsaw climate talks in protest

The second-last day of the global climate change conference in Poland has seen 800 delegates walk out of the talks over a lack of progress.

By Sipho Kings
Big polluters backpedal at climate talks
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Big polluters backpedal at climate talks

This year’s global climate conference has increased pessimism about the future.

By Sipho Kings
Who will foot the bill for climate change?
Article
/ 20 November 2013

Who will foot the bill for climate change?

Rich developed countries remain reluctant to compensate poorer nations financially for devastation wrought by increasingly extreme weather phenomena.

By Nina Chestney
Philosopher’s tears for climate fears
Article
/ 15 November 2013

Philosopher’s tears for climate fears

Global warming is the chief suspect in the case of the ever-worsening, ever-deadlier typhoons.

By John Vidal, Damian Carrington and John Vida
2013 to be seventh hottest year
Article
/ 14 November 2013

2013 to be seventh hottest year

2013 is set to continue the trend of all the warmest years on record occuring after 1998, making it the seventh hottest year in recorded history.

By Sipho Kings
Typhoon Hayian: A rallying call for climate change
Article
/ 12 November 2013

Typhoon Hayian: A rallying call for climate change

Taking the devastation wrought on their country as a warning, the Philippine delegation at COP19 has called for urgent progress on climate change.

By Sipho Kings
SA’s response to climate change
Article
/ 8 November 2013

SA’s response to climate change

An effective response to climate change depends on measures as comprehensive as the causes of what has been accepted as a global threat to life.

By Advertising Supplement
SA to demand fairness at COP19
Article
/ 8 November 2013

SA to demand fairness at COP19

Climate Change Conference expected to determine the parameters of the global response to climate change beyond 2020.

By Advertising Supplement
Scenarios guide decisions
Article
/ 8 November 2013

Scenarios guide decisions

LTASs will help to inform key decisions on future development and adaptation planning.

By Advertising Supplement
Attacking the West will get Africa nowhere on climate change
Article
/ 25 October 2013

Attacking the West will get Africa nowhere on climate change

First-world financial and technical skills with home-grown know-how can help in the fight to ensure food and water security in sub-Saharan Africa.

By Janice Golding
Follow the money to clean SA’s green slate
Article
/ 25 October 2013

Follow the money to clean SA’s green slate

South Africa lacks centralised system for tracking and counting the funds.

By Staff Reporter
Robots plumb changes in Southern Ocean
Article
/ 17 October 2013

Robots plumb changes in Southern Ocean

Off the coast of South Africa, ocean robots are sending back information to help us to understand how the ­climate is changing.

By Sarah Wild
Overberg Test Range could team with Nasa for big renewal
Article
/ 9 October 2013

Overberg Test Range could team with Nasa for big renewal

Government is looking into reviving the launch facilities at the Overberg Test Range for a possible collaboration with Nasa.

By Sarah Wild
Manta rays are no longer mating, and it’s a problem
Article
/ 7 October 2013

Manta rays are no longer mating, and it’s a problem

The gentle, plankton-eating giants seem reluctant to mate in water lacking the nutrients needed to support life.

By Guardian Reporter
Carbon emission could lead to mass extinctions in oceans
Article
/ 3 October 2013

Carbon emission could lead to mass extinctions in oceans

The world’s oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic. This will lead to mass extinctions this century, even if carbon dioxide emissions are cut.

By Sipho Kings
World temperatures to increase by 2°C by 2080
Article
/ 2 October 2013

World temperatures to increase by 2°C by 2080

The latest International Panel on Climate Change report takes a look at a world where natural systems dramatically alter over the coming century.

By Sipho Kings
Symbolic policy can’t paper over NDP’s widening cracks
Analysis
/ 20 September 2013

Symbolic policy can’t paper over NDP’s widening cracks

An encouraging investment climate takes priority over good climate-change intentions.

By Jeff Rudin
Humans play dominant role in climate change
Article
/ 19 September 2013

Humans play dominant role in climate change

A comprehensive investigation into the factors that influence our climate has shown humans are definitely causing temperatures to rise.

By Sipho Kings
Purple takes climate change to the next level
Article
/ 13 September 2013

Purple takes climate change to the next level

A UN report due for release in 2014 has added the colour purple as the highest level for global warming – increasing the threat to natural systems.

By Reuters
How food waste eats away at natural resources
Article
/ 11 September 2013

How food waste eats away at natural resources

The food being wasted yearly adds to the earth’s carbon emission and means that large amounts of land is used to grow food that is not consumed.

By Sipho Kings
Carbon tax can address poverty and inequality
Analysis
/ 14 August 2013

Carbon tax can address poverty and inequality

South Africa’s proposed carbon tax of R120 a tonne can reduce poverty and inequality, write Oxfam’s Thembinkosi Dlamini and Rashmi Mistry.

By Staff Reporter
Climate changing faster than animals evolve
Article
/ 15 July 2013

Climate changing faster than animals evolve

The normal rate of adaptation of many animals is not fast enough for them to evolve and survive predicted temperature increases this century.

By Sipho Kings
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