A rapidly intensifying El Niño has arrived and could become one of the strongest on record, bringing extreme heat and dry conditions across South Africa this summer despite…
The WMO and SAWS warn that El Niño is intensifying into a potentially record-breaking event, bringing severe heatwaves, low rainfall, and elevated drought risks to South Africa…
The South African Weather Service warns that an exceptionally strong El Niño developing in the Pacific Ocean could trigger severe heatwaves, water scarcity, and hotter, drier…
Southern Africa is bracing for a very strong El Niño this summer, developing earlier than usual and set to peak between October and January, though experts caution precise…
A powerful cold front and cut-off low have plunged South Africa into a deep freeze, bringing snow to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, heavy rain, and strong winds.…
Scientists are warning South Africa to prepare for an unusually early and strengthening El Niño that is likely to bring hotter-than-normal conditions and raise the risk of a…
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The weather event is predicted to bring above-normal rainfall in January before easing up, but the northeast may remain dry
The first-of-its-kind balloon is predicted to bridge the gap in atmospheric data between the West and the continent
Informal settlements around the city, and the township of Khayelitsha, have been severely affected
Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage
But higher international commodity prices will keep input costs elevated for the livestock and poultry sector
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
New research says the potential destruction of climate change has been gravely underestimated
The purpose of the forum is to generate demystified and interpreted weather and climate information to assess the options and possible remedies
Working together to restore human dignity through universal access to water and sanitation
On December 30 last year, a violent storm caused extensive damage to some 1 326 properties
Inadequate infrastructure and clogged storm water drains are costing lives as extreme weather patterns become more frequent.
No, it’s not the Olympics, it’s the weather. July 2016 is the hottest month in recorded history and people are responsible this unnatural phenomenon.
Nasa – which uses its satellites to observe climate change – has said this year will probably be the hottest on record.
