Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping: A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. DAI KUROKAWA/EPAThe Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the locust invasion in the Horn of Africa may soon spread to other countries. The locusts feeding on … [Read more...] about Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn’t be caught napping | The Conversation
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Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots | The Conversation
Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots: Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. ShutterstockEarly this year, China confirmed the first case of a new strain of coronavirus (2019nCoV) isolated from a cluster of people with a respiratory syndrome in Wuhan. Within weeks it had … [Read more...] about Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots | The Conversation
Smart water heating could help in South Africa’s energy crisis | The Conversation
Smart water heating could help in South Africa's energy crisis: By centrally controlling when household water heaters (geysers) can be switched on and off, South Africa can ease up electricity demand during peak consumption times. ShutterstockSouth Africa’s energy crisis has many dimensions, from political and economic to technical and environmental. Recently, the country’s … [Read more...] about Smart water heating could help in South Africa’s energy crisis | The Conversation
The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa | The Conversation
The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa: ShutterstockThe reach of European empires and of Indian Ocean trade networks drew southern Africa into the global politics of opium around the turn of the twentieth century. Between the late 1880s and early 1920s and there was a shift from economies of supply to regimes of control. The … [Read more...] about The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa | The Conversation
Fossil footprints show how life endured amid volcanic eruptions 183 million years ago | The Conversation
Fossil footprints show how life endured amid volcanic eruptions 183 million years ago: Reconstruction of the ancient environment at the Highlands trace fossil site about 183 million years ago. Artwork by Akhil Rampersadh. Heterodontosaurid silhouette is courtesy of Viktor Radermacher.Fossil footprints provide a special source of scientific evidence. They reveal how animals … [Read more...] about Fossil footprints show how life endured amid volcanic eruptions 183 million years ago | The Conversation
