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tipping points

Getting hot, hotter… Five takeaways from the WMO’s new five-year climate forecast

World

Getting hot, hotter… Five takeaways from the WMO’s new five-year climate forecast

By Julia Evans

Seven climate tipping points that could change life as we know it

Our Burning Planet

Seven climate tipping points that could change life as we know it

By Daily Maverick

Scientists study Cape lakes to predict climate change impacts

South Africa

Scientists study Cape lakes to predict climate change impacts

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

Explained: Seven climate tipping points that could change life as we know it

Our Burning Planet

Explained: Seven climate tipping points that could change life as we know it

By Daily Maverick

How savings groups can transform lives and help fortify communities against climate shocks

South Africa

How savings groups can transform lives and help fortify communities against climate shocks

By Roving Reporters and Kemunto Ogutu

Beyond oblivion: critical trade-offs necessary to balance biodiversity and community needs in South Africa

Our Burning Planet

Beyond oblivion: critical trade-offs necessary to balance biodiversity and community needs in South Africa

By Matthew Hattingh

Humanity is on the verge of 5 climate ‘Tipping Points,’ report warns

Our Burning Planet

Humanity is on the verge of 5 climate ‘Tipping Points,’ report warns

By Bloomberg

Tipping points might signal climate ‘solutions’, but not all of them are a good fit for Africa

World

Tipping points might signal climate ‘solutions’, but not all of them are a good fit for Africa

By Tom Powell, Laura Pereira, Antony Emenyu and Therezah Achieng

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

Africa

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

By Fred Kockott and Savannah Burns

Boffins vs hacks: Bruising battles with the media do the public few favours

South Africa

Boffins vs hacks: Bruising battles with the media do the public few favours

By Maxcine Kater

Hi-tech virtual reality is poised to revolutionise conservation experiences

Africa

Hi-tech virtual reality is poised to revolutionise conservation experiences

By Maxcine Kater

Supercomputer peers into SA’s climate future — and paints a frightening picture

South Africa

Supercomputer peers into SA’s climate future — and paints a frightening picture

By Shaun Smillie