How geology put a South African city at risk of landslides
Sloping ground, water and clay combined to leave devastation in its wake in Durban.
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Sloping ground, water and clay combined to leave devastation in its wake in Durban.
Some articles have suggested the catastrophes in Durban and the greater eThekwini region of South Africa following recent floods are due to climate ch
Safety? >> well, tried to keep safe, keep back from the edge of the bluff, at the edge of the island when we went out to shoot some video, make sure you're standing back, and the wind was very, very intense. trying to stay away from some of the larger trees, seeing some of the ones coming down today. i didn't feel like i was in too much danger, but played it safe when we needed to. >> have you ever experienced a storm like this before? you mentioned to me during commercial break, you lived there about 16 years, right? have you ever experienced anything like this? >> we've had winter storms in ...
Little bit, or russian officials opening the door to diplomacy while at the same time, clearly increasing the level of their military presence. one pentagon official said they could attack with little to no warning. >> well, it may well be that mr. putin has not yet made a final decision. he is giving himself an out. what i do worry about is it seems that the kremlin increasingly is putting itself in a corner where it will have two options, either to launch a military attack on ukraine or to make a climb down, which could be somewhat embarrassing. i mean, after all of this build up to then jus...
The eThekwini Metro is urging pet owners in the Durban south areas to get their animals vaccinated against rabies.