Sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to increase to record levels during October-November-December 2026, reflecting the strengthening of the El Niño event which will drive weather patterns and impact...
The Western Cape Government today brought together key water sector stakeholders to strengthen the province’s response to growing water security challenges, including climate change, infrastructure vulnerabilities and the long-term impacts of...
South Africa is heading into its summer season under what the country’s own ENSO Reference Group, a panel of leading local climate scientists, describes as an exceptional El Niño, one that could become the strongest on record. Forecasters are...
In a waterfront settlement in Lagos, Nigeria, I watched from the shoreline as two men worked a stretch of lagoon from their canoe. One held the boat steady. The other dived underwater a few metres, then surfaced with a bucket full of sand, emptied...