On August 8, the special report on Land and Climate Change was released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), citing that the consequences of the climate crisis on land and food systems will be dire, and the most vulnerable will be hardest hit unless fossil fuels are phased out immediately.
Communities in the Karoo are already experiencing the brunt of climate change. The Karoo is experiencing the most severe drought ever recorded – it has been described as the worst drought in a thousand years.
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Article source: https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/opinion/imminent-fracking-in-the-karoo-is-pitted-against-climate-change-37413692