# A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering Tsunami warnings in parts of Moscow, Japan, the US Pacific coasts, the Philippines and Indonesia. Several people have been injured as authorities warn of strong aftershocks. The peninsula has already been rocked by a series of earthquakes in the last […]
# Die rampspoedige oorstromings in Durban in April 2022 wat 544 lewens geëis het, is deur klimaatsverandering vererger. Dit is volgens ‘n nuwe studie van die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand. ʼn Klimaatbydrae-model op kilometer-skaal is gebruik. Dit boots die storm na in vandag se warmer klimaat teenoor ʼn wêreld sonder mensgemaakte aardverwarming. Drie belangrike faktore […]
# Suid-Afrika het ʼn lening van net meer as 10,4-miljard-rand van Duitsland se KfW Ontwikkelingsbank ontvang om die land se oorgang na ʼn laekoolstof-ekonomie te ondersteun. Die ooreenkoms bou voort op twee ander lenings in 2022 en 2023 en is deel van Duitsland se verbintenis by die COP26-klimaatsveranderingberaad om te help om Suid-Afrika se afhanklikheid […]
# Swaar reën het oorstromings en grondstortings in en om Beijing veroorsaak en meer as 30 lewens geëis terwyl talle nog vermis word. Meer as 80-duisend mense moes hervestig word, insluitend in die Miyun-distrik wat die swaarste getref is. Die reën het tientalle paaie beskadig en 136 dorpe sonder elektrisiteit gelaat. Beijing het Maandag sy […]
# The catastrophic floods of April 2022 in Durban, which claimed 544 lives, were made significantly worse by climate change, according to a study led by the University of Witwatersrand. A kilometre-scale climate attribution model was used, which simulated the storm in both today’s warmed climate and a counterfactual world without human-induced global warming. Three key drivers behind […]
# South Africa has secured just over 10.4-billion-rand loan from Germany’s KfW Development Bank to support the country’s efforts to shift to a low-carbon economy. The agreement builds on two other loans concluded in 2022 and 2023 and forms part of Germany’s pledge at the COP26 Climate Change Summit to support South Africa’s shift away […]
# Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides in and around Beijing, killing more than 30 people, while several others are still missing. More than 80-thousand people have been relocated, including from the Miyun district, which is the most affected. The downpours have damaged dozens of roads and cut off electricity for 136 villages. On Monday, […]
# ‘n Rooipanda-tweeling is in ‘n dieretuin op die Isle of Wight in die suide van Engeland gebore nadat die ouers verlede jaar aan mekaar voorgestel is. Die tien-jaar-oue ma, Xiao, is gepaar met ‘n 10-maande oue mannetjie, Flint, wat van Belfast se dieretuin ingevoer is. Die welpies sal in die nesbokse bly tot hulle […]
# A zoo on the Isle of Wight in the south of England announced the birth of red panda twins after introducing the parents in 2024. The cubs’ 10-year-old mother Xiao was paired with a 10-month-old male Flint after he was imported from the Belfast Zoo. The cubs will remain hidden in the nest boxes […]
