Climate change can be beaten — Why some scientists are hopeful

Kofoworola Belo-Osagie talks to scientists to share the reasons that give them hope inspite of climate change

White butterflies are filling Johannesburg’s skies earlier than usual. Climate change is to blame

There is a strong statistical relationship between the arrival dates of the butterflies and the combination of minimum temperature and …

Are you interested in the weather and its impact on nature? Here’s a career for you

Biometeorology is highly interdisciplinary and involves working with several different types of professionals

Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know

By identifying trends in the frequency of weather events happening and its intensity over a period of decades and exploring changes in related …

Changes in South Africa’s rainfall seasons could affect farming and water resources

Trends across different rainfall zones demonstrated patterns that can be linked to changes recorded for large-scale climate systems, the study found

We tracked South Africa’s sardine run over 66 years: here’s what we found

The sardine run is of great economic importance because it provides prime fishing opportunities and attracts large numbers of tourists 

Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones

Temperatures of 30°C are occurring more often and over longer periods of time