by Kishugu | Oct 31, 2017 | Kishugu
The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say. And as the world continues to warm, there will be greater risk for fires on nearly every continent. On a single...
by Kishugu | Oct 4, 2017 | Kishugu
A cold front moved over the country this morning resulting in windy, rainy and cold conditions in the Western and Northern Cape provinces. It is accompanied by an intense upper trough (extension of a low pressure in the upper portions of the atmosphere) which has...
by Kishugu | Aug 28, 2017 | Kishugu
Fires cost South Africa more than R1bn in damages in 2015. As climate change fans the flames, particularly in August, Tricia Govindasamy visited one rural community using world-class technology to put out the fires. This article was originally published on FIN24tech...
by Kishugu | Jul 6, 2017 | Kishugu
During the launch of the 2017 Winter Fire Season, Chief Director CCOGTA MPU, Sam Ngubane, expressed his desire for a fire season with zero fire related deaths. The launch was hosted by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, at the Provincial...
by Kishugu | Jun 26, 2017 | Kishugu
Record crowds watched the skies over Mbombela (Nelspruit) being shredded by the deafening roar of fighter jet engines, the whump-whump of helicopter blades and the turbo charged growl of peak performance sports cars, on Friday, 16 June as thousands of spectators...
