More than 41 000 people have been affected by severe flooding in Cape Town as South Africa declares a national disaster after storms, heavy rain and wind batter multiple provinces
New research shows that health-based climate messaging significantly increases public support for government action, especially in South Africa where concern over children and…
The focus is on manufacturing green products for global markets and modernising the country’s power system, the president says
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a year’s rain in just days
A growing body of evidence suggests that unpredictable weather linked to climate change has the potential to injure people’s minds, leading to an increase in the development of…
Scientists have warned that humidity, not just temperature, could determine which species survive in an era of escalating heatwaves
As climate change intensifies, experts say our health and healthcare systems are going to suffer. But mental health often takes a back seat
From collapsing maize yields to a possible cyclone hitting Richards Bay, a Wits expert warns that South Africa’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous
While the scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban, the collective and individual trauma, often left…
People in South America are most likely to say that climate change is behind extreme weather, while people in Africa and North America are less likely to agree
The marginalised bear a disproportionately high burden of mental health problems
In many locations, especially in the tropics, La Nina produces the opposite climate impacts to El Nino, which heats up the surface of the oceans
With severe weather events brought on by climate change, new analysis shows that 80% of Capetonians live in high risk area
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now
The dangerous effects of climate change are occurring faster and will worsen sooner than previously predicted, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate says in its…
As a result of its over reliance on coal fired power, the energy transition is set to be a monumental shift for provinces — Mpumalanga in particular — where the local economy is…
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years
