The fire season is expanding into high-risk periods in the Western Cape, driven by El Niño conditions and managed by CapeNature.

The entities involved

• Western Cape →

  province of South Africa

  • High rates of violent crime in Gauteng and Western Cape are prompting urgent parliamentary debate and pressure on the government.Mon 14:42
  • Mass shootings and violence are affecting working-class communities in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces.Mon 14:42
• El Niño →

  Spanish rap artist

  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37
  • Climate patterns are causing severe rainfall deficits in Negros.Mon 16:36
• CapeNature →

  environmental conservation authority in the Western Cape, South Africa

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Large-scale wildfires are underway in North America, with the fire season being influenced by the current El Niño event.Aug 29
• Strengthening El Niño patterns are currently driving extreme weather risks specifically across the Southern United States.Jul 8
• Intensifying climate patterns are driving wildfires in South Sumatra.Aug 25
• El Niño is associated with hotter and drier conditions in South Africa, which is being monitored by the South African Weather Service.Sep 2
• SAWS forecasts damaging winds, temperature drops, and disruptive rainfall/flooding across Northern Cape, Free State, and Western Cape.Aug 31