Yesterday I learnt that it is us
Us. We who live in cities. We who are employed. We who are academics. We who are food secure. We who have air conditioning. We...
Category : Climate & Earth
Free solar power for N. Cape households
by AdminBraai
Oxpeckers’ Tholakele Nene finds out how giant solar power projects are making a difference to rural lives affected by climate change in semi-desert areas of the Northern...
What are the standards that bottled water have to live up to?
by AdminBraai
[WATCH] this episode of Joburg TV and learn more about how bottled water is produced. Annually around 500 million litres of bottled water are sold in...
Why South Africa is finding it difficult to wean itself off coal
by AdminBraai
South Africa has made domestic and international commitments to climate change mitigation. But the country continues to depend on coal-fired power plants, which provide 92%...
Eight water data projects from last weekend’s SKAHack
by AdminBraai
While the past week may have seen massive downpours, it doesn’tmean the drought and water shortages are over. This is why Geekulcha hosted its most recent...
Green diamonds of the Witwatersrand reveal earth’s shifty secrets
A group of researchers at the Wits School of Geosciences have pin-pointed the age at which the earth’s plate tectonics began. Their results were recently...
West Coast lobster not worried about climate change?
The West Coast rock lobster’s natural ability to adapt to varying environmental conditions may be its saving grace when it comes to climate change. This is...
Some truths about lightning: when thunder roars, go indoors
by AdminBraai
There are many myths about lightning. Almost all cultures on Earth have their own beliefs about what causes it, writes Ryan Blumenthal, a senior specialist at...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside: The drought episode
by AdminBraai
This week The Science Inside radio show looks at the drought and water crisis hitting South Africa. Find out exactly where your water comes from with...
Better get used to this heat
by Anina Mumm
When the maximum temperature approaches 36 degrees around 2pm in Jozi, I’m like, screw this, I’m done; let’s pick it up after dark. And then...