The screws are being tightened, the City of Cape Town just approving level 2 water restrictions. Here’s what we’re in store for.
China’s smog is still around and it’s only getting worse with children even being allowed to stay at home from school.
As the world leaders meet in France to talk climate change, China’s citizens are in a sea of smog that they can barely breathe in.
The Western Cape government is requesting that the region be declared a disaster over damaging water shortages.
When something is deemed to ‘break the internet’ you’d think it has something to do with the Kardashians. But this dress is a little more humble than that.
The whole world seems to be experiencing arb weather extremities. The UK’s second named storm seems to be on a mission to claim some victims.
South Africa as a whole might be struggling on the water front, although I think Kimberley have it worse than most.
Although there was considerable damage, northern regions of South Africa experienced relief yesterday as heavy rains fell.
Sunday saw areas of the Limpopo province ravaged by severe thunderstorms and the worst might be yet to come. Brace yourself Jozi and Pretoria.
Parts of South Africa have now been declared disaster zones as the drought issue prevails and water sources are scarce.
South Africa is experiencing its worst drought since ’92 and, well, on top of everything else that seems to be spiralling out of control, we might be in a lil’ pile of shit.
The weather in Cape Town has been a little confused as to which season we’re in, treating us to blistering summer and frightfully wintery days in one week.
It’s been a proud tradition here at 2oceansvibe, for around a decade now. We ignore “nature” and all these official “seasons” that people live by and we give it to you using our own method. This is how it works.
Dozens were left dead as a medicane hit the French Rivera on Saturday evening in what was declared a Nation Disaster by the president.
Whilst we are no strangers to a bit of southeaster the last 24 hours have seen us battered by some excessive conditions. The struggle was real.
It may not have felt like it down here in SA but the world actually had a rather warm June. That’s not all, climate change denialists, there’s another touch of science to crush your dreams.
The folks up at Tiffindell will be loving our weather at the moment as snowfall has covered the resort and made it look positively Alpine.
The next time you’re plunged into darkness at an inopportune moment be sure to enjoy a gulp of water. At least that way you’ll remember back in the day when we had it good.
It looks like it’s going to be a frosty one in certain areas of the Western Cape this weekend. Here’s the lowdown on where to expect snow.
The longest day of the year is certainly something to celebrate, especially in the UK, as crowds flocked to Stonehenge in huge numbers. Definitely the artsy crowd mind you.
Sometimes you really do have to marvel at the wonder of nature. Japan boasts a rather impressive list of active volcanoes and Mount Shindake was the latest to step up.
As temperatures continue to soar across India, many of the country’s poor and elderly have succumbed to the extreme conditions. Some roads have even begun to melt.
Whilst watching Helen Hunt run through a crop field might be entertainment, I doubt it’s much fun when you’re the one living it in real life.
The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake continues to rise, but one man who made it out alive was South African Rob Bentley. He managed to film some epic footage.
As scenes in Chile start to resemble something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, residents in the vicinity of the Calbuco volcano are being forced to flee their homes.
People in Switzerland, Austria and Germany had a mini freak-out Sunday evening as a meteor blazed across the sky. A few people managed to snap some footage of the events unfolding.
Mother Nature really does have the ability to knock our socks right off from time to time. Not only does this sunset deliver but a few whales sneak past in the foreground…good work mama bear.
Woooohooooo America survived Juno! oh happy wonderful days! And now they all get to have snow fights and build snowmen and call them Olaf. It’s not fair.
This makes me wish it got super cold in Cape Town in winter and the dams on top of Table Mountain could freeze over, because just imagine ice skating on top of our mountain.
There were weather warnings in parts of the US earlier this week, and wow did they live up to their expectations. This drone shows everything, and it’s amazing it didn’t freeze mid-flight.