Tyhume Valley in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Satellite images and community perceptions combine to give a fuller picture of land use changes.
A man pours water on his head to cool off in Algiers, during a heat wave on 18 July 2023.
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Temperature records are being broken in Africa and around the world.
When cold weather sets in there are several ways to keep yourself warm.
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Climate systems which drive anomalously cold weather will still cause cold extreme events into the 21st century.
Being too hot isn’t just uncomfortable: it can be dangerous.
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Simply put, southern Africans are experiencing heat stress more often than in 1979.
Acquired land was used mostly for raising livestock rather than growing fruit, vegetables or field crops.
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The government’s approach to redistributing farmland has been mostly ineffective. Failure can be attributed to limited implementation, poor institutional capacity and corruption.
Alien trees threaten biodiversity, increase the risk of wildfires and also guzzle water.
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Clearing alien trees from mountain catchments is a more cost-effective approach to providing water than building and maintaining desalination plants.
Alien pine trees, which use substantially more water than the native vegetation of the Cape Mountains, reduce river flows to dams that supply the city’s water.
Martin Kleynhans
March 14, 2022
Petra Brigitte Holden , University of Cape Town ; Alanna Rebelo , Agricultural Research Council ; Joyce Kimutai , University of Cape Town ; Kamoru Abiodun Lawal , University of Cape Town ; Mark New , University of Cape Town ; Piotr Wolski , University of Cape Town ; Romaric C. Odoulami , University of Cape Town , and Tiro Nkemelang , University of Cape Town
Clearing alien trees before the drought hit could have reduced the impact of climate change on water supply during the ‘Day Zero’ drought.
The well-being of pollinators like bees have a direct impact on our lives.
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Pollination in South Africa’s ecosystems is extremely complex. However new advances such as pollen metabarcoding help us understand interactions between pollinators and pollen.
One of the major reasons for the lack of growth in pig production is high pig feed costs.
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High feed costs is limiting pig production in Africa. There are alternatives. The industry must find ways to use available feeds from industries that process agricultural products