It’s about the people for climate change scientist Jessica Thorn
Dr Jessica Thorn was recently announced as part of the first three Women in Climate Change Science Fellows, an initiative of the African Institute...
Tag : climate change
South African ship and robots to uncover the future of climate change in Africa
An adventurous team of South African scientists is preparing for a journey to an ocean at the bottom of the Earth. Their expedition will delve...
Science and ‘social learning’ key to reduce climate disaster risks – Oxpeckers
by Anina Mumm
Disrupting the Future: How communities and experts work together to reduce flood disaster risks in Limpopo. A multimedia #ClimaTracker investigation by Anina Mumm EXPLORE THE FULL...
Pee, poo & pollen say climate change is real
by Anina Mumm
While chatting with one Nigel Barker of UP (@Nigel_GEBP) about something different entirely, he mentions that Dassie middens, used by generations of the little critters to...
Yesterday I learnt that it is us
by Anina Mumm
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...
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...
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...
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...
How climate change is causing pied crow numbers to soar
by AdminBraai
Pied crows, or Corvus albus, are a natural part of the landscape of southern Africa. They are bold, common, and familiar. But over recent years,...
Data Quest #2: Jozi, 9 Oct. 2015
by AdminBraai
SciBraai and The Global Change and Sustainability Institute will host a Data Quest at The DIZ in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Friday 9 October 2015. The...