Climate change is pushing up your grocery and insurance bills

Nick Hedley | Climate change is pushing up your grocery and insurance bills

Extreme weather events – floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and hailstorms – are happening more frequently and growing in intensity. And there's no doubt that Africa's food system is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, saysClimate change is already fuelling your grocery and insurance bills – even though we're still in the global warming 'safe' zone.

Extreme weather events – including floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and hailstorms – are happening more frequently and growing in intensity as sea and air temperatures climb.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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