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16 die in horror storms in Europe

Storms lash Europe, 16 killed

A camping site which was flooded as a result of heavy rains overnight in La Faute-sur-Mer, western France. (Frank Perry, AFP)

Paris – Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe on Sunday, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than a million households without power.

Dubbed [...]

State of Dams on 22 February 2010

Source:  CSIR

DAM NAME

%

DAM NAME

%

Blyderivierpoort Dam
100.7 %
Maguga Dam
100.2 %

Bronkhorstspruit Dam
101.5 %
Middelburg Dam
96.2 %

Buffelskloof Dam
100.6 %
Morgensondam
100.2 %

Da Gama Dam
100.3 %
Nsami Dam
68.9 %

Dap Naude Dam
100.6 %
Nooitgedacht Dam
100.3 %

Driekoppies Dam
100.2 [...]

Iceberg could change climate

Poto: B Alden

Paris – An iceberg the size of Luxembourg knocked loose from the Antarctic continent earlier this month could disrupt the ocean currents driving weather patterns around the globe, researchers said on Thursday.

While the impact would not be felt for decades or longer, a slowdown in the production of colder, dense water [...]

Eskom rates to increase significantly

Eskom scores 24.8% hike

“It could’ve been worse, but consumers will have to absorb another one quarter increase in their power bills.”

When this price hike takes effect, households will have to seriously recalculate budgets.

Water Rhapsody offers a solution of decreasing your Municipal water account.    [...]

Blue jeans: 15 000 litres/ pair

2010-02-07 23:21

Oslo – The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past co-operation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.

Desertification, flash floods, melting glaciers, heatwaves, cyclones or water-borne [...]