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Floods

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Background

Oshiwambo

Omafundja geetitha eyonagulo mo Kwazul Natal

  Aantu ya thika 11 oya hulitha sha landula omvula nomafundja mo Kwazul Natal mo South Africa mehulilo shiwike. O BBC oya lopota kutya oonkalo dhoombepo oombwinayi odheetitha wo eyonagulo enene,mwa kwatelwa okuyonagula omaliko nomakwatathano,okutetako olusheno,oku tululula aantu oyendji,omanga yalwe kwali ya kakatela momagumbo nomiiyenditho. Omalelo oga pata uundombe oundji wokuyoga omeya nominkulofuta mo  Durban onga omikalo keelelo. Oshikondo shetengeneko lyonkalo yombepo osha tengeneke oomvula oondhigu moshiwike ashihe,unene metitatu nometine. […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 7

Environment

How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world

  By Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening droughts and raging wildfires. These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods. Our international team of researchers today released a report, the Global Water Monitor, documenting the impact of the record heat in 2023 on the water cycle. We used data from thousands […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 13

Health / Medical

Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why

By Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University; Houriiyah Tegally, Stellenbosch University; Monika Moir, Stellenbosch University, and Tulio de Oliveira, University of KwaZulu-Natal Climate change is our planet’s most immediate existential threat, and will likely only worsen for the foreseeable future. Among its numerous adverse effects on human health, there is strong evidence linking climate change to infectious disease outbreaks. A recent analysis revealed that of 375 infectious diseases […]

todayDecember 13, 2023 13

Climate change and farming

Africa

Climate change and farming: economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, North-West University and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, North-West University Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies heavily on climatic factors. This vulnerability is particularly marked in the region because of its slow rate of technological advancement. As agricultural economists we carried […]

todayNovember 17, 2023 18

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