Plans to save Cape Town and Durban as sea levels rise

Experts warn of risks posed by rising seas as climate changes

29 September 2019 - 00:00 By Tanya Farber

Headline-grabbing coastal apocalypses tend to involve tsunamis or hurricanes. But in SA a quieter storm is coming to get us: waves are changing, sea levels are rising and sand is burying us...

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