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Climate change could sink much of Cape Town
Aug 17, 2008, 11:08 GMT
Johannesburg - Climate change could lead to large parts of South Africa's most popular tourist destination being flooded, according to a new study quoted by the country's Sunday Times newspaper.
The area around Cape Town would, says the report, have to deal with a rapidly rising sea level along its 300 kilometer coastline, as well as waves up to 6.5 metres high within the next 25 years.
The city of Cape Town commissioned the study to look into the possible effects of climate change, as experts had suggested that the city would be one of the first areas of the country affected.
According to Cape Town administration's spokesperson Gregg Oelofse, this issue would also affect South Africa's other coastal cities, including the Indian Ocean port city of Durban. Exceptionally severe spring tides have recently battered coastal defences in the Durban area.
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dennis@xnets.co.zaJul 27th, 2009 - 09:35:08
Gregg Oelofse was interviewed on CarteBlanche last night (July 26th 2009)
about Global Warming and how Cape Town will become inundated within the first part of this century. I am trying to get my method for partially solving the problem of Global Warming recognised. So far I have not been successful even though I've told Somila Xosa (Dept. of Science and Tech.) about it. Cape Town could benefit employment-wise if applied research and implementation is effected from there.
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