Footage of the devastation left behind by the recent Cape storms has been flooding our feeds for the last few days, but as we count the costs of nature’s tantrum, likely and unlikely heroes are emerging from the deluge of bad news.
It is clear that this year has been our wettest in the last 10 years, but the Heritage Day weekend alone saw more rainfall than anything before in the province’s recent history.
It looks like the word ‘unprecedented’ is here to stay, and this time it is in reference to the climate crisis.
Yes, just like a cockroach, lightning can use your plumbing as a conduit, and even just washing your hands can make you a perfect target for Thor’s bolts.
Us Saffas still glamourise the icy stuff because, as a rare occurrence in only some parts of our country at particular times in the year, we are not treated to it enough to quite get over it.
Yeah, we’re talking about the weather and it is actually fascinating.
It has been so cold that one of China’s northernmost cities broke its lowest-ever recorded temperature.
This is good news for those of you attending an event today where you need to make awkward small talk.
Residents were in awe (and a little fear) as they witnessed funnel clouds forming in the stormy sky on Sunday.
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
Storm Report SA says the “tornado started out as a waterspout but made landfall soon after”. It caused damage to multiple homes in Velddrif.
A series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall in the Western Cape between Friday and Saturday, with the possibility of snow as well.
A particularly powerful bolt of lightning, which darted upwards from a thunderstorm in Oklahoma, delivered the largest charge transfer to space on record.
This warm weather is only sticking around for the weekend though, so we have to figure out how to soak up as much sun as possible before the cold sets in.
Despite weather stations recording temperatures of 45,2°C in Cape Town and 45,9°C in Robertson this weekend, the record books go unchanged.
We’re looking at sunny and dry weather across the Northern and Western Cape, with scorching temperatures outside of Cape Town.
Willem Landman, known as the “father” of seasonal forecasting in South Africa, has predicted that this summer will be uncharacteristically wet.
The Western Cape is bracing itself for a storm this weekend, bringing with it gale-force winds.
The Weather Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, having seen everything from rain, to shine, to snow, and storms.
One of the hottest countries in the world is providing funding for scientists and meteorologists to make fake rain using advanced drone technology.
At least three people are dead, and around 80 are still missing, after the Japanese town of Atami was hit by a devastating mudslide.
Batten down the hatches, Capetonians, because it looks like we’re in for a spell of nasty weather.
On Wednesday night, many residents in and around East London reported seeing a storm with excessive thunder and lightning.
Cyclone Eloise, since downgraded to Tropical Storm Eloise, tore through the Kruger National Park and other parts of South Africa this weekend.
On Saturday, storm clouds swept through Upington in the Northern Cape, bringing with them a wall of dust that was captured on video.
Mike Olbinski spent two years piecing together footage of monsoons in Arizona. Set to a custom score, it makes for compelling viewing.
Yesterday gale-force winds blew through the Cape, taking down a truck on the N1 Outbound at the Huguenot Tunnel.
Table Mountain was blanketed in snow this weekend, and there were similar scenes across the province.
Scientists at Wits University took an in-depth look at whether there’s a connection between COVID-19 infection rates and climate.