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the country’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

South Africa’s major climate threats — from drought to deadly heatwaves

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

Warning: People on the Greek island of Rhodes left fruit on scorched land to help animals survive after wildfires swept through the area this month. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)

SA should prepare for hottest summer ever, climate experts warn

A study says extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July were made more likely by human-driven climate change

Cyclone Idai’s devastation of Beira.

Wits co-leads initiative to mitigate effects of tropical cyclones

R110m pioneering project aims to boost resilience to tropical cyclones in Southern Africa and Madagascar

People walk with their belongings in a flooded area after the Nile river overflowed after continuous heavy rain which caused thousands of people to be displaced in Bor, central South Sudan, on August 8, 2020. (Photo by Akuot Chol / AFP)

The dummy’s guide to climate change for southern Africa

Though there is no going back and fixing what we have done, we can certainly all take responsibility for our corner of the world to ensure we have a fighting chance

Drought equaliser: Cape Town residents queued to refill water bottles at Newlands Spring. This may soon be Gauteng’s future. (Morgana Wingard/Getty Images)

Climate crisis: ‘Day Zero’ drought risk for Gauteng

Long droughts may result in dams unable to adequately supply the industrial heartland

Despite the country’s globally significant biodiversity, ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments are under escalating pressure.

Tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, not separately, scientists say

Some climate adaptation and mitigation projects end up harming the natural environment and people, a new report warns

The City of Johannesburg has launched a sweeping climate action plan in which it commits to achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050 to ensure “a cleaner, greener and a more liveable city for Joburgers to enjoy”. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Joburg’s new climate plan described as ‘overly ambitious’

R10-billion in capital investment is needed for prioritised mitigation actions until 2050, as well as an annual operating budget of about R25-billion for the same period

Top climate scientist, Bob Scholes, has died

Scholes ‘a giant in the field of climate science’ – Wits University

Pursuing fossil fuels in Kavango Basin a ‘stupid bet’

Opponents also label Canadian oil and gas company’s announcement of working petroleum system in Namibia as premature

Carbon allowances exist when a government sets a cap on the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be emitted by an industry. Photo: Supplied

Carbon dioxide, methane levels surge despite Covid-19 lockdowns

Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in past 3.6-million years

?All actions to counter climate change matter (Photo Archive)

​All actions to counter climate change matter

Sipho Kings and Sarah Wild consider the question we all ask: Do our efforts count, or is this just about what big corporations do?