As reservoirs and dams are drying up, members of the ANC are actively denying that South Africa is in a national drought crisis. The situation is manageable.
Take a look at behind the scenes to see why SA’s bread prices are set to increase because of the onset of the worst drought in SA’s history.
Parts of South Africa have now been declared disaster zones as the drought issue prevails and water sources are scarce.
Dozens were left dead as a medicane hit the French Rivera on Saturday evening in what was declared a Nation Disaster by the president.
You’ve probably heard of the San Andreas fault line, it’s something of a headline grabber, but you might not be familiar with the Hayward. Here’s why you should be.
Panic, fear, regret – just your average Sunday morning. But now it seems there may be bigger problems for the human race to worry about.
Terrible news coming out of Nepal this morning as another large earthquake has struck the already-ravaged country. This time it was a 7.3 magnitude quake.
More footage has emerged of the destruction caused by the earthquake in Nepal. These ancient buildings didn’t stand a chance.
The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake continues to rise, but one man who made it out alive was South African Rob Bentley. He managed to film some epic footage.
Let’s all spare a thought for the peace-loving people of Nepal who are currently reeling in the aftermath of a monstrous earthquake. These images show the extent of the damage.
As scenes in Chile start to resemble something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, residents in the vicinity of the Calbuco volcano are being forced to flee their homes.
Sometimes there is beauty even in absolute destruction and this picture of the fire raging in Muizenberg is an eerie reminder of that.
It doesn’t make for pretty viewing folks. Silvermine and Ou Kaapse Weg have taken an absolute battering and here is the drone footage to prove it.
There was no rest for our brave men and women firefighters and volunteers as another night of battling the blaze took place across the Cape peninsula.
Evan Kilkus used his drone to survey the damage done by the recent Californian earthquake which took place on Sunday.
There was a lot of chatter on social media, all over media sites and broadcasts about the earthquake (or rather tremor) that was felt on Tuesday early afternoon.
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central South Africa on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the financial capital of Johannesburg.
This part of the world may ordinarily be one of the most tranquil and beautiful holiday destinations, but this is not an easy place to live and if storms like this continue to strengthen, these people will have to move permanently. Global climate change anyone?
The small rural community of Arlington, Washington, has been almost completely destroyed, following a massive mudslide. The death toll has risen to 14 with many more citizens unaccounted for. The before and after pictures show just how devastating the landslide was.
This real life photo of the snow storms in the southern parts of the US, resemble what the aftermath of an alien invasion would look like. Just add a couple of dead aliens with Will Smith walking away on the foreground smoking a cigar and saying a witty catch phrase.
Mass flooding all over Southeast England has some parts of the UK looking more like Venice. It is the wettest January the country has seen since 1766. The Thames River is a major concern as more than 1100 homes have flooded along its banks in London during the past weeks.
England’s worst spate of storms in over 20 years is continuing to batter coastlines and drown villages – but they’re also doing damage to historic landmarks.
Yesterday afternoon, like so many summer afternoons in Johannesburg, saw some really destructive hail tear through parts of the city, leaving hundreds of people questioning the safety of their cars, windows and pets.
One day it’s just open sea – the next day there’s an island. Filmed just off the coast of Japan, an erupting volcano has just formed an entirely new island that is about 650 meters across.
If you were doubting the reported scale of the flooding in Somerset West, you can stop that right now. This insane aerial footage gives the clearest insight into the severity and spread of this weekend’s flooding in Somerset West, outside of Cape Town. Shot by Air Flow, the video description reads as follows: Flooding in […]
Florida seems a nice enough place to live. But there is always that niggling worry that there’s something wrong with Florida. Oh yes, that’s it – you’re permanently at risk of losing everything you own down a massive gaping hole in the earth.
With a maximum sustained wind speed estimated at 315kph, Typhoon Haiyan was probably the strongest tropical typhoon to make landfall in recorded history, meteorologists say.
National Geographic recently compiled an interactive map that allows us to examine what the Earth might look like if we allow all the sea-ice to melt. It is estimated that if said ice does melt, the ocean will rise by a full 66 metres. And anyone who knows how the ocean works will know that 66 metres is a stupendously ridiculous number that will have massive effects on the landscape.
What the hell is an Oarfish? While the term may escape laymen, the Oarfish has been well documented by marine biologists for years.It’s not anything too strange, it’s just strange-lookin’. Although, due to their mysterious beachings after storms,and thier tendency to linger on the surface of the sea when they are dying – they are a common source of sea-serpent tales. And boy, do we have a sea-serpent tale today.
It wasn’t a good night for the guests of this Florida resort in the town of Clermont. As they were settling down to go to bed, the earth opened up and swallowed most of the resort and their belongings into a 30m sinkhole. The guests evacuated in terror.