DURBA, South Africa - South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours.
DURBA, South Africa - South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours.
"Cut-off low pressure systems are common. Their frequency becomes high during autumn and spring seasons, and they are differing in strength," said Puseletso Mofokeng with the South African Weather Service. "We've seen in Durban three floods in less than 10 years. Does it have to do with climate change? Definitely," said Mary Galvin of the University of Johannesburg.
If the soil is not properly "stabilised in the hilly areas, it's obvious you were going to have landslides," she said. Massive, unplanned migration created housing shortages, which resulted in the mushrooming of shack dwellings, locally called informal settlements.
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