Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban…
The tool allows researchers and policymakers to track links between extreme weather, heatwaves, flooding and health outcomes
Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are…
National and local governments should adopt and implement heat action plans to guide heatwave preparation and emergency response
New report warns future heatwaves will lie outside range of human experience
Birds living in hot, humid climates have evolved to handle larger spikes in body temperature
Cattle in sub-Saharan Africa account for only a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the harms are outweighed by the good
Garrith Jamieson and his paramedic colleagues were on high alert days before a scorching heatwave struck Durban earlier this month. With the mercury expected to soar to 40°C and…
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
Mass November die-off in KZN is a sign of how global heating is affecting small animals, researchers warn
Temperatures being recorded in some parts of South Africa are already close to the limits at which humans can survive
