Atmosphere Week – September 2005
Events to mark atmosphere week will be organized by DEAT. Details will be published here once confirmed. For more information contact Smangele Mguba, Tel 012 310 3358 or smguuba@deat.gov.za.
National Climate Change Conference – October 2005
This will be organized by DEAT. Date and venue have yet to be confirmed but more details will be published here once confirmed. For more information contact Shirley Moroka. Tel. 012 310 3436 or kmoroka@deat.gov.za
The concentration of C02 in the atmosphere has increased more than 30% since the dawn of the industrial revolution and is now higher than it has been in 430 000 years Climate Change could put 25% of all land animals and plants on a path to extinction over the next 50 yearsWith global warming, water availability is expected to decrease. 5 billion people are expected to be loving in water stressed areas by 2050 1998 was the hottest year (globally) on record - followed by 2002, 2003 and 2004 Alaska's glaciers have melted more in the last 100 years than at any time in the past 10 centuries
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