South Africa, already the continent’s biggest polluter, saw a rise in carbon emissions last year
South Africa, which is often identified as Africa’s worst polluter, saw a 1.5% increase in carbon emissions last year, says a study published this month. Africa’s most advanced economy contributes about 33% of the continent’s steadily rising air pollution from fossil fuel combustion, oxidation, and cement production. The increase in South Africa’s and the region’s […]
Scientists blame climate change for bacteria that caused the mysterious deaths of 300 African elephants
Veterinary scientists have confirmed that a bacterial toxin other scientists say is thriving more because of warming temperatures in water bodies as a result of climate change is the cause of massive elephant deaths in Botswana this year. The death toll of elephants in the southern Africa country has subsequently risen to 330, with Monday’s announcement by […]
