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Weather
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Unreal Footage Shows A Third Of Pakistan Underwater
02 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In just a couple of days, with extreme bouts of torrential rain, the death toll soared past 1 100 and water overwhelmed as much as a third of the country, satellite images show.
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Our Favourites From The Weather Photographer Of The Year 2022 Competition
01 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
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Waterspout / Tornado Spotted In Western Cape [Videos]
15 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Storm Report SA says the “tornado started out as a waterspout but made landfall soon after”. It caused damage to multiple homes in Velddrif.
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Get Ready For A Very Chilly Weekend In The Western Cape
11 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall in the Western Cape between Friday and Saturday, with the possibility of snow as well.
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Why Lightning Can Sometimes Shoot 80km Upwards In “Gigantic Jets” [Video]
10 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A particularly powerful bolt of lightning, which darted upwards from a thunderstorm in Oklahoma, delivered the largest charge transfer to space on record.
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Atlantic Ocean Red Light Mystery Resolved [Video]
01 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Images of the clouds glowing red above the Atlantic Ocean have sparked internet-wide chatter and differing theories.
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Wild Footage Of Motorists Fleeing Giant Sandstorm [Videos]
27 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Multiple videos show the sandstorm extending high into the Chinese sky across a barren landscape, all the while heading towards motorists fleeing in the other direction.
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Here’s That Hilarious British Bin-Swimming Video Doing The Rounds
20 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
England is notorious for its cloudy, cold weather, so when the country is made to endure the hottest day ever (in excess of 40 degrees Celsius), weird things are bound to happen.
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Shocking Videos Show Spain Has Turned Into An Inferno
19 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Two shocking videos reveal the devastating extent of wildfires in the country.
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Why South Dakota’s Skies Turned An Eerie Neon Green This Week [Videos]
07 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A hauntingly rare phenomenon took over the skies with residents in and around Sioux Falls speculating whether they were being transformed into The Upside Down from ‘Stranger Things’.
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Mad Footage Of Tornado Ripping Through South Of China [Videos]
21 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
China has been dealing with one of its more devastating rainy seasons, with two vicious tornadoes tearing through the south in a matter of days.
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CNN Talking About Next SA City To Hit ‘Day Zero’
21 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Capetonians still shudder at the mention of ‘Day Zero’. While the worst appears to be behind us, the same cannot be said for other parts of the country.
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Jozi’s Sulphuric Stink Is Worrying The Air Pollution Experts Now
14 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
The quality of Jo’burg’s air came under the microscope this week, after the city of gold erupted in pockets of 24-carat stench.
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Firefighters Hurt, Homes Destroyed On Day Five Of Somerset West Fire
13 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
Somerset West remained under siege over the weekend, with emergency services personnel, animals, and private houses beginning to sustain damage after five consecutive days of fire.
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Cyril Explains The Plan For Eskom / Load Shedding
10 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa is on the precipice of instituting significant changes in the country’s flagging electricity sector
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The Reason Everyone’s Choking On Smoke In Cape Town Right Now [Videos+Images]
09 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
The City of Cape Town’s epic firefighters deserve a long round of applause – and several rounds of beer on the house.
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That Time Trump Asked If China Could Use Hurricanes As Weapons
11 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former US President Donald Trump appears to have a running battle with all things hurricane related.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Floods Were A Ticking Time Bomb [Video]
04 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are some things you cannot control, like a freak storm, but planning can still be put in place to try and mitigate the impact of such weather conditions.
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Unreal Drone Footage Captures Rip-Roaring Tornado Wrecking Suburb [Video]
03 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A storm chaser used a relatively small drone to capture the immense devastation of a tornado that hit parts of Kansas.
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Embarrassing On-Air Gaffe As BBC Gets SA’s Location All Wrong [Video]
21 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
How the BBC managed to get the location of South Africa so wrong when reporting on the floods in KwaZulu-Natal is beyond understanding.
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At Least They’ve Captured Those Escaped KZN Crocodiles [Video]
14 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A number of crocodiles escaped from the Crocodile Creek Farm between Tongaat and Ballito this week after the fence was damaged in the floods.
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Aerial Videos Show Extent Of KZN Floods Destruction
13 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Residents say the death toll is likely higher than the official count from authorities, with drone videos showing the full extent of the destruction.
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You Can Surf Down A Fairway In KZN Now [Videos]
12 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In Durban North there was canoeing, and in Hillcrest, someone whipped out their surfboard and slid down the flooded fairway at Cotswold Downs.
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Hectic Videos Show KZN Flooding Wrecking Homes
12 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
People across the province are contending with heavy downpours, flooded streets, mudslides, and structural collapses.
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Remarkable ‘Hovering’ Plane Trying To Land At Heathrow During Storm [Video]
21 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Storm Eunice has been causing havoc on the landing strips, forcing a Qatar Airways jet to attempt a unique landing.
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Frozen Penis Injury Strikes At Winter Olympics
21 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Finnish skier Remi Lindholm ended his Beijing Winter Olympic debut on Saturday with damage to his, erm, equipment.
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Panic In Eastern Cape Village After Rare Waterspout Appears [Video]
15 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last Wednesday, residents of Cofimvaba feared the end of the world when a rare weather occurrence was spotted.
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Heathrow Landing Aborted As Plane Knocked Sideways [Video]
02 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The tail of a British Airways jet almost touched the ground when strong winds pushed it to the side as it tried to land at Heathrow Airport on Monday.
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Scorching Weekend Temperatures In Cape Town Won’t Count Towards Record Books
26 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite weather stations recording temperatures of 45,2°C in Cape Town and 45,9°C in Robertson this weekend, the record books go unchanged.
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Big Wednesday – What Caused The Insane Waves In Cape Town Last Week [Videos]
24 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Cape coast was battered by massive swells last week, with big wave fans using the opportunity to ride some epic waves.
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