Dhesigen Naidoo Cape Town has become the latest poster child of drought in the Southern African region. The dramatic declaration of Day Zero—the date on which the taps are turned off—has caught the […]
By Claire Asher on 22 February 2018 Despite a 76 percent decline in deforestation rates between 2003 and 2015, the incidence of forest fires is increasing in Brazil, with new research linking the rise […]
Thursday, August 3, 2017 John Abraham Deforestation and climate change appear to be amplifying droughts in the Amazon If you are like me, you picture the Amazon region as an ever lush, […]
June 17, 2017 in National, News BY TAFADZWA UFUMELI ONE of Africa’s most eminent statesmen, the late Nelson Mandela, once said education was the only tool that could change the world. But […]
May 20, 2017 Sarah Gibbens Previously known for having vast blue-green waters, Lake Atescatempa is now little more than a few puddles of mud. The Lake That Slowly Vanished Once known for […]
Villagers ready a water tank to store water as the country prepares to withstand the worst effects of a drought brought on by the El Nino phenomenom, in Taungtha Township in central […]
By VnExpress March 24, 2017 The rainy season is likely to return later than usual this year, and summer will be hotter, a senior meteorologist said. Last year, El Nino-induced droughts, the […]
