Category: Climate
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Cape Town’s fire season gets off to an early start
Is this year’s fire season in the mother city much worse than in previous years? We take a look at the data from the past 10 years to find out.
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Business takes up the challenge of loadshedding
The majority of the 1,300 energy projects registered with South Africa’s national energy regulator between 2018 and 2023 were below 1MW capacity.
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Africa’s unrealised solar potential
Africa has 60% of the world’s solar potential but generates 2% of the total solar power.
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Why we told the story of South Africa’s deadliest storm
Telling the story of Durban’s 2022 floods was not to document disaster, but rather an investigation into what we can learn from that night
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Cape Town had more rain in 6 months than whole of 2017 – but it’s still getting drier
The heavy rains in June 2023 were caused by a series of cold fronts. As more people build homes in high-risk areas flooding is likely to increase
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What Durban’s floods tell us about climate resilience and coastal cities
An investigation of how climate change affects coastal cities and how floods in Durban, South Africa, are an example of how such cities can prepare for the future.
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Joburg has water issues even when the dams are full
Rand Water, the utlity that supplies Joburg with water, should only withdraw 1.6-billion kilolitres a year from the Vaal River System and that has to be shared among 12 municipalities.
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Electric vehicle sales slowly rising in SA
In 16 years electric vehicle sales are expected to exceed the sales of petrol and diesel-powered cars.
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What’s the buzz about green hydrogen?
South Africa has ambitions to become a “world-leading exporter of green hydrogen”.
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Extreme temperatures in South Africa
The hottest temperatures have almost all been in the past 30 years