Data source:South African Weather Service South Africa is famous for its sunshine – an average of 2,500 hours of sun every year. It’s a dry country, classified as semi-arid. The average annual rainfall for the whole of South Africa is about 464 mm. The world average is about 860mm....
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At the Met Office, we generate, store, analyse, visualise, interpret and enrich vast quantities of global weather and climate data every day. All this information drives our models to generate accurate weather forecasts and advice used by millions of people around the world. In parallel, our cl...
Our research shows that there are approximately five data scientists in the Global North for every one in the Global South – meaning there is a significant gap in the Global South’s ability to turn climate data into insights for decision-making and action. In Africa, the gap is wider ...
"South Africa has the G20's highest emissions intensity in the power sector due to our extensive reliance on coal for electricity generation," said Andrew Marquard of the Energy Research Center at the University of Cape Town. The country is facing many challenges in moving away from its coal...
Working with Climate Change Data for South Africa A Guide to Analysis in ArcGISDavis, ClaireDavies, C. (2010). Working with climate change data for South Africa: A guide to analysis in ArcGIS. Pretoria: CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment....
The trade risk from carbon-intensive mining in South Africa and the country’s vulnerability to climate-related events create a unique set of risks but also potential opportunities for mining companies. While individual mining companies are aware of the risks that climate change poses for the ...
01 经济学人原文 Climate change:The shadow of the sun Recent heatwaves in Africa warn of theswelteringfuture that awaits 【1】South Sudan’s children returned to school on April2nd, not from a holid…
Parts of South Africa experienced more than 350mm of rainfall in two days, causing destructive floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, killing at least 435 people and damage to property worth around $1.57 billion. The Port of Durban, Africa’s largest port, was forced to halt ope...
According to Canada Energy Regulator, the country’s crude oil production is expected to keep increasing until 2039. Canada’s proven oil reserves stand at roughly 168 billion barrels, according to government data. If all of that is extracted and burned, it would add an estimated 72 gigatons ...