Lungs of the Earth
According to the World Bank, the world lost forest area equivalent to 800 soccer fields every hour between 1990 and… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Carbon Budget
To date, we have released approximately 1,010 gigatons (GT) of carbon dioxide. There is only 2,755 GT left to release… Read More
On the rise
According to The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, over the past century, South Africa has experienced an average temperature rise… Read More
Declaration of emergency
An article published on 5 November 2019, by the BioScience journal, has declared “clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is… Read More
Longest Moustache
According to the Guinness World Records, the record for the longest moustache is held by Ram Singh Chauhan. He has… Read More
Protect your ‘stache
In 1860, a British potter named Harvey Adams designed a way for a Victorian gentleman to ‘have his tea and… Read More