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Mike Loewe produces local climate and environment page Off Track for the Daily Dispatch. He is also a lifestyle columnist
The South African Weather Service warns of an abnormally hot and dry summer due to a rapidly intensifying El Niño system, with the potential for rare but heavy rainfall.
Climate change is set to impact Buffalo City severely, with the urban poor in informal settlements facing the greatest risks from heat stress, flooding, and inadequate infrastructure.
Nauti Buoy, a vital oceanographic data buoy for KuGompo City, broke free during a severe storm and was swept south by strong currents, temporarily putting crucial port operations at risk.
Kevin Harris of Green Ripple in KuGompo City emphasizes the vital role of urban tree canopies as essential climate infrastructure amidst warnings of escalating global warming.
Buffalo City has warned residents to prepare for possible water shortages, heat stress, veld fires, and pressure on crops and livestock due to an anticipated El Niño summer, though the exact local impact remains uncertain.
The latest UN Environmental Programme report warns that the world is set to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, potentially peaking above 2°C, which risks triggering irreversible climate tipping points.
Residents in Ward 18 have protested the city's aggressive tree-cutting methods near power lines, criticizing them as destructive, poorly executed, and harmful to local bird habitats during nesting season.
The SA Weather Service and World Meteorological Organisation have warned of a very strong El Nino event this summer, expected to exceed previous temperature anomalies and cause significant global disruption.
The global climate is on the verge of surpassing the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, with scientists warning of potentially reaching 1.8°C, triggering devastating heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods worldwide.
South Africa is expected to experience its hottest recorded summer due to a combination of global warming and an exceptionally strong El Nino event, according to the SA Weather Service. The phenomenon is likely to bring below-normal…
Despite recent cold front rain of 60mm or more over parts of the metro on July 27, the overall impact of the gathering super El Nino is starting to be felt along the eastern coastline. Nicknames for this year’s event are starting to…
Support for protecting and conserving the environment surrounding the Nahoon Point Nature Reserve has been combined with helping out much-loved animal sanctuary PetPals when scores of people enjoy a favourite dawn ritual, the Spring Swim,…
Cleaning up and protecting the city’s natural environment has emerged as a key theme of the new ratepayer’s association launched last week.
A new Ward 18 Ratepayers and Residents Association has been set up in the heart of Ku Gompo City and is determined to win the hearts and minds of the metro’s most affluent suburbanites.
The final Constitutional Court ruling against the national government, oil major Shell and its South African associates, prohibiting seismic blasting on the Wild Coast is being celebrated around the world.
