Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change: The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at the latest UN climate change summit, COP27, in …
Groundwater: depleting reserves must be protected around the world: A well brings groundwater to the surface at an oasis in Egypt. Water Alternatives Photos, CC BY-SA Though water is central to our everyday lives and indeed life itself, we often mark World Water Day on March 22 not by reminding ourselves of all that water …
South Africa in the news: India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Chance for India to test the batting reserves: It’s a rarity in Indian cricket that batting has looked like the weaker link. And while India have managed to create an enviable pace-bowling pool, they are now scratching for reliable Test batting …: “South Africa” …
Microbes might be gatekeepers of the planet’s greatest greenhouse gas reserves: Mikhail Varentsov / shutterstock Massive greenhouse gas reserves, frozen deep under the seabed, are alarmingly now starting to thaw. That’s according to an international team of scientists whose preliminary findings were recently reported in the Guardian. These deposits, technically called methane “gas hydrates”, are …
South Africa in the news: Dwindling gold reserves: The research agency Standard & Poor’s Global Market Intelligence has examined the development of the mineable gold reserves of the major gold mining companies over the last decade. The lack of new …: “South Africa” – BingNews Digital Currency Group Acquires Luno, a Leading Bitcoin and Digital …
South Africa in the news: Turkey’s ‘peg-legged’ foreign currency reserves: Turkey’s central bank appears increasingly fragile, with more than 60% of its reserves secured through swap deals.: “South Africa” – BingNews These Illustrations Tell the Stories of Pivotal Women in Surf History: She took it up in South Africa, riding a prone surfboard on Muizenberg …
South Africa in the news: Fresh fears over fuel shortages: SA’s diesel reserves ‘running dry’: If you’ve got a pang of deja vu, then that’ll be nothing out of the ordinary. Just a few weeks ago, concerns over possible diesel and fuel shortages in South Africa were raised by the shadow energy …: “South Africa” …
How we discovered UK shale gas reserves are at least 80% smaller than thought: Maximov Denis / shutterstock Over the past decade, the UK has tentatively begun to exploit its reserves of shale gas through a process best known as “fracking”. But according to our new research, UK shale gas reserves are substantially lower than …
Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought: A woman draws water from a well in Wereta, Ethiopia. Milosk50/Shutterstock Groundwater reserves in Africa are estimated to be 20 times larger than the water stored in lakes and reservoirs above ground. These are the freshwater stores that flow in rocks …
Rewilding’s next generation will mean no more reserves full of starving animals: Goldilock Project / shutterstock In the late 1960s a patch of land to the east of Amsterdam was reclaimed from the sea for industry. Following the 1973 oil crisis this plan was abandoned and flocks of geese moved in. As the geese grazed …
South Africa in the news: ConCourt reserves judgment in secret ballot case: JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s highest court weighed on Monday whether lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma, who faces growing criticism within the ruling ANC. The Constitutional Court heard legal arguments in …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s net foreign reserves fall to .809 bln in Dec: Gross reserves rose to $ 47.356 billion from $ 47.043 billion, the central bank’s data showed. The forward position, which represents the central bank’s unsettled or swap transactions, fell to $ 1.771 billion in December from $ 2.412 billion …