Greenpeace highlights how floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and cyclones in Africa are occurring at unprecedented rates. South Africa is not immune, having experienced, over the past decade, some extremely heavy rainfall in some parts, droughts in others and even tornados. Flooding, however, is a particular concern.
Greenpeace highlights how floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and cyclones in Africa are occurring at unprecedented rates. South Africa is not immune, having experienced, over the past decade, some extremely heavy rainfall in some parts, droughts in others and even tornados. Flooding , however, is a particular concern. As the planet warms up due to climate change , the water content in the atmosphere changes.
With more moisture available, rainfall become more intense or disappears entirely, manifesting in droughts. However, these changes are often regionalised. Heavy rain and flooding For example, last year’s April rains on the eastern coast saw floods and landslides across KwaZulu-Natal, resulting in death, destruction and homelessness. It is claimed that the two-day rainfall was the equivalent of a year’s worth of rain. Cape Town’s water crisis in 2018 is yet another example, primarily caused by a three-year rainfall deficit, something that only happens, say some experts, once in every 400 years or s
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