Did you know that the number of major drought events experienced around the world from 1980 to 2014 is 419? How to Survive a Drought in times of Global Warming and Climate Change. In fact, more people worldwide are surviving a drought now more than ever. During the same duration, the total number of people affected by drought was 1.5 billion where more than 658,…
Drought is widely spoken subject, and it is usually perceived as a threat among, gardeners. It calls for every gardener to look for innovative means to keep the ground green. Since water is the pillar in which these crops are anchored for growth, it is essential to use it wisely. Of importance, also, is to keep in mind that drought is not predictable. Growing vegetables…
Did you know that heating and cooling accounts for 50% to 70% of the energy used in an average home? In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Global Warming and Climate Change was enacted. The policy was designed to bring together world nations in a global initiative that fought for the reduction of greenhouse gases as based on a scientific consensus. Read more on…
With the high rate of desertification that is brought about by industrialization, and Global Warming water resource are becoming more scarce. It is due to this reason that governments and other stakeholders are working on innovative ways of preserving water resources. Grey Water Harvesting has become a reality for Capetonians as we struggle to avoid DAY ZERO. Never in known history has the drought-ravaged Western…
In early 1989 a professor Bill McKibben wrote a book on this subject. The Nature of this was a book that today can be called The Story of Climate Change. In fact, The Story on Climate Change only starts then. Listed below are a few hard facts on Global warming and climate change. However, the first recorded studies on Climate Change and Global Warming go…