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All countries have promised to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to stop climate change. But promises are one thing and actions are another

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Few professions are as harmed by the climate crisis as farming, which depends on stable climate and environmental conditions for good harvests. 

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In a briefing to Parliament’s portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and the environment on Tuesday, South Africa’s negotiating team for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) outlined their focus for the conference in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December.

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The latest Seasonal Climate Watch from the SA Weather Service (Saws), which looks five months ahead, still sees a wet summer for South Africa’s northeast and a dry one for the western and central regions — an outlook clouded by the El Niño weather pattern.  

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South African climate experts have warned of the pending El Niño system building in the Pacific Ocean, which could bring severe drought to the region. But what is this event that brings extreme weather to different parts of the world?

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El Niño has returned. Here’s what the phenomenon means for extreme weather and global warming.