Eco Minute 13:00

BULLETIN 8 July 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The South African Weather Service says a cold front will hit parts of Gauteng this week, bringing with it low temperatures and rain. Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says they are on standby to help residents, especially in informal settlements, as they are the most vulnerable to the harsh weather:

With the first of several cold fronts making landfall yesterday, Western Cape premier Alan Winde says disaster teams are monitoring the impacts of the prevailing inclement weather. Yesterday saw severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rainfall across the province, with localised flooding reported in the West Coast and Cape Winelands Districts. Winde says there is a level six warning today for disruptive snowfall over the mountains, as well as the southern high ground of the Namakwa District:

# And, last month was hotter than any other June on record and was the 13th month in a row with temperatures 1.5 Celsius higher than their average between 1850 and 1900. This is according to the European climate service Copernicus. In 2015, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement, pledging to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 Celsius. Copernicus scientists say there is hope that the planet will soon see an end to record-setting heat streaks, but not the climate chaos that has come with it.

Stay tuned for more news………….