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Impact of climate change and anthropogenic activities on renewable coastal resources and biodiversity in Nigeria
(Academic Journals, 2012)
Climates related disaster is greatly human induced warming, leading to substantial fluctuations in earth temperature which is currently a global issue of environmental concern. Human proximity and pressure in and around ...
Confessing guilt in the context of climate change: Some South African perspectives
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)
This contribution explores the significance but also the immense complexities of Christian
discourse on confessing guilt within the context of climate change. It draws especially on
South African discourse on confessing ...
Education quality, and teaching and learning in the post-2015education agenda
(Elsevier, 2015)
At present, there is an intense and wide-ranging debate on the future of global development. This debateoccurs in a context of increasing global inequality, global economic recession, conflict, and climatechange. Discussions ...
The growth of space science in African countries for earth observation in the 21st century
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013)
The vulnerability of Africa to the impact of climate change, which results in natural disasters and environmental degradation, accelerates hardship and poverty for millions of Africans. However, Africa still lacks the ...
Current status of fuel cell based combined heat and power systems forresidential sector
(Elsevier, 2015)
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the sequential or simultaneous generation of multiple forms of usefulenergy, usually electrical and thermal, in a single and integrated system. Implementing CHP systems inthe current energy ...
Happy Feet in a Hostile World? The Future of Penguins Depends on Proactive Management of Current and Expected Threats
(2019)
Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have
been negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11
penguin species are decreasing. Here we present a review that ...
Remotely sensed c3 and c4 grass species aboveground biomass variability in response to seasonal climate and topography
(Wiley Online Library, 2019)
Seasonal climate and topography influence C3 and C4 grass species aboveground biomass (AGB). Climate change further threatens these grasses AGB, thereby compromising their ability to provide ecosystem goods and services. ...
Climate change in coastal waters: Time series properties affecting trend estimation
(AMS, 2016)
In South Africa, 129 in situ temperature time series of up to 43 years are used for investigations of the
thermal characteristics of coastal seawater. They are collected with handheld thermometers or underwater
temperature ...
Investigating changes over time of annual rainfall in Zimbabwe
(Copernicus Publications, 2010)
There is increasing concern in southern Africa
about the possible decline of rainfall as a result of global
warming. Some studies concluded that average rainfall in
Zimbabwe had declined by 10% or 100 mm during the ...
Will a rising sea sink some estuarine wetland ecosystems?
(Elsevier, 2016)
Sea-level rise associated with climate change presents a major challenge to plant diversity and ecosystem service
provision in coastal wetlands. In this study, we investigate the effect of sea-level rise on benthos, ...