# Nepal is planning to lower the water levels of four high-altitude glacial lakes after a recent disaster that killed more than one-thousand-400 people and left more than five-thousand missing. Lakes Thulagi, Lower Barun, Lumding Tsho and Hongu Two are considered among Nepal’s most dangerous. The 50-million-dollar project will use controlled drainage to reduce the […]
# Volgens die Europese Unie se Copernicus-klimaatdiens het meer as die helfte van Europa gedurende die somer baie sterk hittestres ervaar. Die rekord-syfer van 52-persent beteken dat mense oor meer as die helfte van die vasteland toestande ervaar het wat soos 38-grade Celsius gevoel het. Wes-Europa het sy warmste somer ooit beleef, met baie sterk […]
# More than half of Europe experienced very strong heat stress during the summer, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service. The record 52-percent figure means people across more than half the continent experienced conditions that felt like at least 38 degrees Celsius. Western Europe had its hottest summer on record, with very strong […]
# CapeNature says the Western Cape’s plants, animals and ecosystems are under growing pressure from fires, invasive species and loss of natural areas. Its 2026 report shows that 107 fires burned more than 215-thousand hectares in the province over the past year, almost three times more than the previous year. The report also shows that […]
# CapeNature sê die Wes-Kaap se plante, diere en ekosisteme is onder toenemende druk weens brande, indringerspesies en die verlies aan natuurlike omgewing. Die organisasie se verslag vir 2026 toon 107 brande het die afgelope jaar meer as 215-duisend hektaar in die provinsie vernietig, bykans drie keer meer as die vorige jaar. Die verslag dui […]
# Bangladesj waarsku die knokkelkoors-uitbreking kan vererger nadat September die dodelikste maand vanjaar was. Minstens 148 mense is verlede maand dood, wat die dodetal vanjaar op 245 te staan bring. Byna 80-duisend pasiënte is reeds in hospitale opgeneem. Kenners sê onlangse reënval en veranderende weerstoestande kan die verspreiding van die siekte, wat deur muskiete versprei […]
# Die adjunkminister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Alexandra Abrahams, het met belanghebbendes vergader om vordering met die Meesterplan vir Hernubare Energie te hersien. Die komitee sluit verteenwoordigers in van die regering, die bedryf, georganiseerde arbeid en die hernubare energiesektor. Abrahams sê die energie-oorgang moet bekostigbaarheid en toeganklikheid vooropstel en die ekonomie ondersteun. Sy sê die […]
# Bangladesh is warning that its dengue outbreak could worsen after September became the deadliest month for the disease this year. At least 148 people died from dengue last month, taking the year’s death toll to 245, with nearly 80-thousand patients admitted to hospital. Experts say recent rainfall and changing weather patterns could prolong transmission […]
# Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Alexandra Abrahams has met with stakeholders to review progress on the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan. The committee includes government, industry, labour and renewable energy sector representatives. Abrahams says the energy transition must prioritise affordability and accessibility for consumers, while supporting the economy. She says implementation will also […]
