A groundbreaking study reveals that South Africa's rising landmass isn't due to volcanic activity, but rather the Earth's ...

Over the past decade, parts of South Africa have risen by as much as six millimeters – a subtle but measurable shift detected ...

According to a study conducted by the University of Bonn, droughts caused the land in Germany to rise by six millimeters ...

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, ...

Recent studies, including groundbreaking research published in theJournal of Geophysical Research, have uncovered an ...

The report paints a stark picture of a continent reeling under cascading climate impacts, marked by record temperatures, ...

What is a drought and what are the causes? Droughts occur when prolonged periods of drier ... it is estimated that one in four children will be living in areas with extreme water shortages. In Africa, ...

Large regions in northern, southern, and central-western Africa, as well as northern Madagascar, are experiencing severe drought conditions due to two or more years of lower-than-average rainfall ...

South Africa’s surface is rising. Slowly, almost invisibly, some areas are lifting by as much as two millimeters each year.

Yet in others, prolonged droughts have had devastating consequences. In southern Africa, rivers are drying up, crippling agriculture and energy production. The severe droughts of recent years have ...

South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water – by up to two millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been ...