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Climate change
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Greta Thunberg Enjoys A Good ‘Rickroll’ [Video]
19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Greta Thunberg kicked off a string of global climate concerts by trolling the audience with her rendition of Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.
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Rising Sea Levels Could Eventually Swallow The Sea Point Promenade [Images]
18 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Climate Central has shown how Cape Town’s urban areas can expect to change in the event of increased temperatures, which can cause sea levels to rise substantially.
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Revolutionary Inflatable Sails Could Be A Game-Changer
06 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In recent years, the shipping industry has been grappling with ways to reduce its environmental impact.
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Eskom Earns Another Badge Of Shame
06 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest black mark against Eskom’s name has nothing to do with load shedding. It relates to a damning report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
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German Reporter’s Muddy Lie Backfires Badly [Video]
27 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A German television presenter really dragged her name through the mud on Monday, when she was seen dirtying her clothes shortly before reporting on a deadly flood.
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Extreme US Conditions Caused These Massive ‘Firenadoes’ [Videos]
13 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Firenadoes are the latest horror in the heat spell that has caused insane wildfires to blaze from California to Oregon.
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Gas Leak Ocean Fire Is Like Something Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie [Videos]
05 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Despite the absurdity of the situation, the ocean’s surface really did burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico, following a pipeline leak.
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Study Finds That Air Pollution Impacts Our Thinking
04 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A recently published study confirms that there is a link between air pollution and a decline in cognitive ability.
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Marine Experts Recommend Watching These Three Doccies Instead Of ‘Seaspiracy’ [Trailers]
28 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
‘Seaspiracy’ has been met with a fair amount of backlash. A few ocean-based experts have recommended other documentaries to watch for a more thorough understanding of the problems we face.
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Netflix Doccie ‘Seaspiracy’ Has Stirred Up Plenty Of Controversy Already [Trailer]
01 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Plastic pollution causes untold damage to our oceans, although ‘Seaspiracy’, a controversial new doccie on Netflix, says that’s not our biggest worry.
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A Reality Check On The Wonders Of Spekboom
24 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When the Spekbook Challenge took off, there were grand claims about the powers of the so-called miracle plant. Those aren’t entirely incorrect, but some context is needed.
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Greta Thunberg Made A Tourism Ad For Mars, But With A Twist [Video]
18 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Greta Thunberg and her team filmed a satirical tourism video that is worth remembering as the Perseverance rover heads for Mars.
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Finally, A Coffee Company That Takes Eco-Friendly Products Seriously
26 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s great to know that there’s a local coffee company pulling out all the stops to play their part in caring for our environment, and making it easy for you to do the same.
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UK Child Is First Person In The World To Officially Die Of Air Pollution
17 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A nine-year-old girl in the UK is thought to be the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death by a coroner.
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SA’s Super-Rich Haven’t Let COVID-19 Stop The Jet-Setting Lifestyle
25 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters worldwide, has awakened the super-rich to the need to fortify themselves against future health and climate crises.
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Think Cape Town Is Out Of The ‘Day Zero’ Woods? Not So Fast
10 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We have just had ourselves a pretty wet winter, and our biggest dams are filled to the brim. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though.
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Danger Looms As World’s Biggest Iceberg Sets Collision Course
05 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The A68a iceberg broke free of the Larsen C ice shelf in 2017, and it’s now bearing down on an island that’s a breeding hotspot for a number of species.
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New ‘Carbon-Capture’ Shipping Tech Could Change The Game
03 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Container ships are one of the safest ways to move cargo, so it’s great that the industry is looking at greener ways to get the job done.
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You’ve Heard About The Impending Global Coffee Crisis, Right?
24 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Climate change is affecting the regions where coffee is grown, and if the current situation continues, experts warn of a global coffee crisis.
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They’re Covering Snow-Topped Mountains With Gigantic Sheets Because Of Climate Change [Video]
22 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In northern Italy, conservationists are finding creative ways to save the Presena glacier, which has lost more than a third of its volume since 1993.
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Keen To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Try These Simple Lifestyle Changes
20 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The pandemic is proof that we can make major lifestyle changes when it matters, and the same could be true for saving the planet.
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Once Coronavirus Goes, Get Ready For The Flooding
23 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
2020 is shaping up to be a difficult year, and the next decade could be much of the same when it comes to flooding.
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Rolling Stone Names And Shames The Powerful Men Killing The Planet
09 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Rolling Stone’s article, ‘Climate Enemies: The Men Who Sold the World’, is a who’s who of powerful people destroying our planet.
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500k People Have Downloaded This End Of The World Prediction
17 Mar 2020 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
A modern doomsday leader has risen to prominence via a climate change article that has been shared extensively across the globe.
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You’re Swallowing 2000 Plastic Particles A Week
09 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Your tap water, food and even the air you breath could contain tiny plastic particles, and they’re messing with your health.
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This Eco-Friendly Fashion Collaboration Is A Very Cool Idea [Video]
27 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
One giant sportswear brand is doing its bit for the environment with its new eco-friendly and sustainable sneaker and apparel line.
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Cape Town Plans Big Spending On ‘Rainless Day Fund’ To Prevent Future Day Zero
26 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the next decade, the City of Cape Town has big plans to ensure that future droughts don’t result in the same panic as that which we saw a few years back.
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A Word Of Warning About Planting Spekboom
21 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all want to do our bit for the environment, which is why the ‘Spekboom Challenge’ took off earlier in the year. Some important issues need to be clarified, though.
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Let’s Talk About Those Single-Use Coffee Pods
19 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
That hard plastic pod you popped into your machine this morning is going to take roughly 300 years to degrade.
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Simple Ingredient Could Change The Future Of Ocean-Going Ships
19 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The shipping industry is finding creative ways to swap out the old ways of doing things for new, greener options.
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