# ‘n Seldsame stuk van Mars is Woensdag vir 77-miljoen-rand verkoop op ‘n veiling in New York. Die grootste Mars-meteoriet wat ooit op aarde gevind is, bekend as NWA 16788, weeg 24,5-kilogram en is byna 38 sentimeter lank. Volgens Sotheby’s is dit in November 2023 in ‘n afgeleë streek van Niger ontdek en is 70-persent […]
# ‘n Wêreldwye studie het bevind mense wat uiterste weerstoestande aan klimaatsverandering koppel, is meer geneig om klimaatsbeleide te ondersteun. Die navorsing betrek 68 lande en is in Nature Climate Change gepubliseer. Sterk steun is getoon vir die beskerming van woude en die gebruik van volhoubare energie, terwyl koolstof-belastingmaatreëls die ongewildste was. Die studie toon […]
# AfriForum het vyf watermonsters in en om Musina in Limpopo versamel ná berigte oor ernstige besoedeling en ‘n sigbare blou-groen verkleuring in die Limpoporivier. AfriForum se raadgewer oor Omgewingsake, Marais de Vaal, sê die monsters word dringend getoets in laboratoriums om gesondheidsgevare te bepaal. Hy sê die voorval weerspieël Suid-Afrika se breër omgewingskrisis en […]
# A global study has found that people who link extreme weather to climate change are more likely to support climate policies. Published in Nature Climate Change, the research surveyed 68 countries and showed strong support for protecting forests and using sustainable energy, while carbon tax measures were least popular. The study reveals that experience […]
# AfriForum has collected five water samples in and around Musina, after reports of severe pollution and visible blue-green discolouration in the Limpopo River. AfriForum Environmental Affairs advisor, Marais de Vaal, says the samples are undergoing urgent lab testing to assess health risks. De Vaal says the incident reflects South Africa’s broader environmental crisis and […]
# A rare piece of Mars has sold for 77-million rand at a New York auction on Wednesday. The largest Mars meteorite ever found on earth, known as NWA 16788 weighs 24.5 kilogram and is nearly 38 centimetres long. According to Sotheby’s it was discovered in a remote region of Niger in November 2023 and […]
# Vier-en-vyftig sterftes binne die afgelope 24-uur word gekoppel aan die swaar reën in Pakistan, wat die dodetal op ongeveer 180 te staan bring sedert die moeson die land aan die einde van Junie getref het. Daar was sedert Woensdagoggend aanhoudende stortreën in dele van die Punjab-provinsie, wat gelei het tot stedelike oorstromings. Inwoners wat […]
# Die Stadsraad van Tshwane het die wysiging van ‘n munisipale verordening goedgekeur wat die aanhou van bye in stedelike gebiede reguleer. Bye is belangrik vir voedselsekerheid want hulle bestuif die meeste eetbare plante, vrugte en groente in tuine, en ook plante wat die omgewing versier. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Omgewings- en Landboubestuur, Obakeng Ramabodu, sê […]
# Heavy rains in Pakistan have been linked to 54 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June. Torrential rain has poured almost without pause across parts of Punjab province since Wednesday morning, causing urban flooding. Residents living near a river that […]
