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climate change
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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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Results Of Annual Doomsday Clock Assessment
21 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The Doomsday Clock, established 75 years ago by scientists to illustrate the threat to human extinction, is ticking close to disaster.
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Greta Thunberg’s ‘Shove It Up Your Arse’ Message Was Pretty Clear [Video]
03 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 18-year-old was mobbed by large crowds at Glasgow Central train station, and also drew a large crowd when she joined other youth climate change activists in protesting outside COP26.
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Your Food Pics And ‘Reply All’ Emails Are Killing The Planet
26 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Don’t let the ubiquitous and airy sounding “cloud” mislead you. Data storage is very much physical and creates a huge carbon footprint.
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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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Worldwide Breakdown Expected In A Few Decades – These Countries Could Survive
30 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A new study suggests that a global societal collapse is very likely “within a few decades”, but there are a few countries that could keep civilisation afloat.
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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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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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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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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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SPL!NG Movie Review: I Am Greta
18 Nov 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘I Am Greta’ serves as an experiential character study, starting with her solo effort and leading to her transatlantic voyage to attend climate conferences in New York City.
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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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In Other News: New Zealand Granted Legal Personhood To A River
20 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you find yourself in New Zealand make sure to show the Whanganui River the same respect you show your fellow human beings.
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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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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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Meet Ayakha Melithafa – South Africa’s Answer To Greta Thunberg
14 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Cape Town’s very own Ayakha Melithafa was inspired to take up climate activism during the water shortage, a decision that took her all the way to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Your Vinyl Obsession Is Terrible For The Planet
31 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
We don’t really think about music in relation to climate change, but if you’re part of the vinyl revival, you aren’t doing the planet any favours.
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“Prophets Of Doom!” – Highlights From Trump Versus Greta At Davos [Video]
22 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Donald Trump spewed some empty words, while Greta Thunberg accused politicians of “empty words and promises”, and that’s just the beginning of the drama.
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Greta Thunberg Has A Go At Roger Federer – Tennis Legend Responds
13 Jan 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s foremost climate change activist had a pop at Roger Federer over one of his sponsorship deals, prompting a response from the Swiss superstar.
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Everyone’s Talking About Planting Spekboom – Here’s Why
09 Jan 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The effects of climate change can be seen in full force Down Under, which is perhaps part of why so many South Africans are now talking about planting spekboom.
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Guess Who Was Made This Year’s TIME Person Of The Year
12 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
TIME has revealed its ‘Person of the Year’ for 2019, and I would suggest that many of us saw this one coming.
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