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Could Durban be facing a Drought?

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:20:33 +0000

Durban: The city that never has drought – right?

Wrong. Durban has had the worst of droughts.

The Weather during 1997 / 8 was dry in the catchmentareas supplying water to Durban and in the city of Durban itself

1988 saw the end of a drought in the catchment areas supplying Durban which was [...]

Is South Africa facing a water crisis? Helgard Muller – chief director: water services, DWA

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:53:15 +0000

ALEC HOGG: In this excerpt we speak with Helgard Muller, who is the chief director of the Department of Water Affairs.
Your department has come under quite a lot of public scrutiny recently, not least because it appears as though the 850 municipal sewerage plants are creaking, if not under strain. Perhaps you could [...]

Is the Grass Greener in California?

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:35:22 +0000

Green is good — right? Not necessarily when it comes to lawns, according to a new study by UCI researchers. For the first time, scientists compared the amount of greenhouse gases stored by ornamental turfgrass to the amount emitted in the irrigation, fertilizing and mowing of the same plots.

In [...]