A UN and WBA report shows emissions from major AI and cloud providers rose up to 239% between 2020 and 2024, testing tech companies' climate commitments.
Meteorologists expect a wet start to September across central and eastern South Africa, then rising temperatures and El Niño-driven heatwave risk into summer.
Climate experts say a Pacific pattern could become only the fourth 'Super El Niño' since 1950. Forecasters warn of higher temperatures and likely below-normal summer rainfall.
A rare cut-off low has brought icy rain, flurries of snow and hazardous travel to Johannesburg and other parts of South Africa, forecasters and climatologists say.
Scientists warn a potentially record El Niño with up to 90% probability could drive extreme heat, droughts and floods, worsening food insecurity and geopolitical strains.
The national government is pushing a major shift from road to rail,
An Orange Level 8 warning is one of the highest weather alerts used in South Africa, signalling storms that can cause severe flooding, infrastructure damage and...
Global and regional agencies are warning a major El Niño event is highly likely in 2026, with Southern Africa identified as an area that could feel...