• Assessing the effects of land use on surface water quality in the lower uMfolozi floodplain system, South Africa 

  Dlamini, Mandla; Chirima, Johannes George; Jovanovic, Nebo; Adam, Elhadi (MDPI Publishing, 2021-01-20)

  This study investigated the impacts of cultivation on water and soil quality in the lower uMfolozi floodplain system in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. We did this by assessing seasonal variations in purposefully ...
• Impacts of high environmental temperatures on congenital anomalies : a systematic review 

  Haghighi, Marjan Mosalman; Wright, Caradee Yael; Ayer, Julian; Urban, Michael F.; Pham, Minh Duc; Boeckmann, Melanie; Areal, Ashtyn; Wernecke, Bianca; Swift, Callum P.; Robinson, Matthew; Hetem, Robyn S.; Chersich, Matthew F.; Lusambili, Adelaide; Chikandiwa, Admire; Ngugi, Anthony K.; Manyuchi, Albert; Nakstad, Britt; Part, Cherie; Scorgie, Fiona; Kadio, Kadidiatou; Harden, Lois; Roos, Nathalie; Kouanda, Seni; Luchters, Stanley; Roux, Thomas; Filippi, Veronique (MDPI Publishing, 2021-05-05)

  Links between heat exposure and congenital anomalies have not been explored in detail despite animal data and other strands of evidence that indicate such links are likely. We reviewed articles on heat and congenital ...
• Climate change, pesticides and health : considering the risks and opportunities of adaptation for Zimbabwean smallholder cotton growers 

  Zinyemba, Cliff; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Rother, Hanna-Andrea (MDPI Publishing, 2021-01)

  There is potential for increased pesticide-related adverse health outcomes in the agricultural sector linked to adaptive increases in pesticide use necessitated, in part, by climate change-related increases in pest ...
• Waste disposal practices in low-income settlements of South Africa 

  Haywood, Lorren Kirsty; Kapwata, Thandi; Oelofse, Suzan; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2021-08-02)

  Domestic solid waste is rapidly increasing due to accelerated population growth and urbanization. Improper waste disposal poses potential health risks and environmental concerns. Here, we investigated waste disposal ...
• Lagged association between climate variables and hospital admissions for pneumonia in South Africa 

  Pedder, Hugo; Kapwata, Thandi; Howard, Guy; Naidoo, Rajen N.; Kunene, Zamantimande; Morris, Richard W.; Mathee, Angela; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2021-06)

  Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization in South Africa. Climate change could potentially affect its incidence via changes in meteorological conditions. We investigated the delayed effects of temperature and ...
• The relationship between temperature and crime on the Cape flats of South Africa 

  Schutte, Francois H.; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Edlstein, Ian (South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, 2021-01)

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• A transdisciplinary approach to address climate change adaptation for human health and well-being in Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Moore, Candice Eleanor; Chersich, Matthew; Hester, Rebecca; Schwerdtle, Patricia Nayna; Mbayo, Guy Kakumbi; Akong, Charles Ndika; Butler, Colin D. (MDPI Publishing, 2021-04-17)

  The health sector response to dealing with the impacts of climate change on human health, whether mitigative or adaptive, is influenced by multiple factors and necessitates creative approaches drawing on resources across ...
• Systems approach to climate services for health 

  Manyuchia, Albert Edgar; Vogel, Coleen; Wright, Caradee Yael; Erasmus, Barend Frederik Nel (Elsevier, 2021-12)

  Climate change and variability remain a pressing global challenge directly and indirectly affecting human health. This has increased the demand for usable climate information for adaptation to climate related health ...
• Forecasts of “normal” 

  Mason, Simon J.; Ferro, Christopher A.T.; Landman, W.A. (Willem Adolf), 1964- (Wiley, 2021-01)

  The difficulty of forecasting “normal” climate conditions is demonstrated in the context of bivariate normally distributed forecasts and observations. Deterministic and probabilistic skill scores for the normal category ...
• Differential mortality risks associated with PM2.5 components : a multi-country, multi-city study 

  Masselot, Pierre; Sera, Francesco; Schneider, Rochelle; Kan, Haidong; Lavigne, Eric; Stafoggia, Massimo; Tobias, Aurelio; Chen, Hong; Burnett, Richard T.; Schwartz, Joel; Zanobetti, Antonella; Bell, Michelle L.; Chen, Bing-Yu; Guo, Yue-Liang Leon; Ragettli, Martina S.; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria; Astrom, Christofer; Forsberg, Bertil; Iniguez, Carmen; Garland, Rebecca M.; Scovronick, Noah; Madureira, Joana; Nunes, Baltazar; De la Cruz Valencia, Cesar; Hurtado Diaz, Magali; Honda, Yasushi; Hashizume, Masahiro; Ng, Chris Fook Cheng; Samoli, Evangelia; Katsouyanni, Klea; Schneider, Alexandra; Breitner, Susanne; Ryti, Niilo R.I.; Jaakkola, Jouni J.K.; Maasikmets, Marek; Orru, Hans; Guo, Yuming; Valdes Ortega, Nicolas; Matus Correa, Patricia; Tong, Shilu; Gasparrini, Antonio (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-03)

  BACKGROUND : The association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality widely differs between as well as within countries. Differences in PM2.5 composition can play a role in modifying the effect estimates, but ...
• The sensitivity of simulated surface-level pollution concentrations to WRF-ARW-model PBL parameterisation schemes over the Highveld of South Africa 

  De Lange, Anzel; Naidoo, Mogesh; Garland, Rebecca M.; Dyson, Liesl L. (Elsevier, 2021-06)

  An understanding of the sensitivity of pollutant concentrations to planetary boundary layer (PBL) schemes in numerical weather prediction (NWP) models can provide insight into model results, and possibly advance the accuracy ...
• Are high elevation crag lizards sensitive to climate change? 

  Perold, Vonica; Ferguson, Jan Willem Helenus; Verburgt, Luke; Malherbe, Johan B. (Wiley, 2021-05)

  Crag lizards are restricted to montane areas where biota are strongly exposed to the effects of climate change. We investigated the factors shaping the distribution of Drakensberg crag lizards (Pseudocordylus melanotus ...
• Health risks associated with excessive exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation among outdoor workers in South Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Norval, Mary (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-28)

  Exposure of outdoor workers to high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) poses significant, well-known health risks including skin cancer and eye diseases. In South Africa, little is known about how many workers ...
• A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime 

  Nivett, Amy E.; Zahn, Renee; Aguilar, Raul; Ahven, Andri; Amram, Shai; Ariel, Barak; Burbano, Maria Jose Arosemena; Astolfi, Roberta; Baier, Dirk; Bark, Hyung-Min; Beijers, Joris E.H.; Bergman, Marcelo; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Concha-Eastman, I. Alberto; Curtis-Ham, Sophie; Davenport, Ryan; Diaz, Carlos; Fleitas, Diego; Gerell, Manne; Jang, Kwang-Ho Jang; Kaariainen, Juha; Lappi-Seppälä , Tapio; Lim, Woon-Sik; Revilla, Rosa Loureiro; Mazerolle, Lorraine; Mesko, Gorazd; Pereda, Noemi; Peres, Maria F.T.; Poblete-Cazenave , Ruben; Rose, Simon; Svensson, Robert; Trajtenberg, Nico; Van der Lippe, Tanja; Veldkamp, Joran; Perdomo, Carlos J. Vilalta; Eisner, Manuel P. (Nature Research, 2021-07)

  The stay-at-home restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 led to unparalleled sudden change in daily life, but it is unclear how they affected urban crime globally. We collected data on daily counts of crime in 27 ...
• Personal solar ultraviolet radiation exposure of farm workers : seasonal and anatomical differences suggest prevention measures are required 

  Linde, Karlien; Wright, Caradee Yael; Du Plessis, Johannes Lodewykus (Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2022-01)

  INTRODUCTION : Farmworkers are at risk of excess exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) during their work activities, especially if they work in geographical areas with high ambient solar UVR levels such as in South ...
• Synoptic structure of a sub-daily extreme precipitation and flood event in Thohoyandou, north-eastern South Africa 

  Chikoore, Hector; Bopape, Mary-Jane Morongwa; Ndarana, Thando; Muofhe, Tshimbiluni P.; Gijben, Morne; Munyai, Rendani B.; Manyanya, Tshilidzi C.; Maisha, Robert (Elsevier, 2021-09)

  An extreme sub-daily precipitation event produced about 300 mm of rainfall in less than 4 h overnight from 13–14 February 2019 resulting in high floods in Thohoyandou, a small town northeast of South Africa. We employed ...
• The role of age, gender, experience, education and professional registration in acceptance of QGIS in South Africa 

  Henrico, Susanna Jacoba; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle (Wiley, 2022)

  The benefits of free and open-source software for geographical information systems, such as QGIS, are appreciated by many all over the world. However, QGIS adoption in South Africa is not primarily influenced by the benefits ...
• Acceptance of open source geospatial software : assessing QGIS in South Africa with the UTAUT2 model 

  Henrico, Susanna Jacoba; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Rautenbach, Victoria (Wiley, 2021-02)

  Geospatial information and technologies are widely used in South Africa, initially mostly with proprietary software but today, mature, open source alternatives such as QGIS are available. We wanted to find out if and why ...
• Calibration and evaluation of the Sustainable Grazing Systems pasture model for predicting native grass aboveground biomass production in southern Africa 

  Svinurai, Walter; Hassen, Abubeker; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Ramoelo, Abel; Cullen, Brendan (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)

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• Temperature and relative humidity trends in the northernmost region of South Africa, 1950–2016 

  Nyoni, Njongenhle M.B.; Grab, Stefan; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Malherbe, Johan (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-11)

  The northernmost Limpopo Province is located in one of the warmest regions of South Africa, where the agricultural sector is prone to heat stress. The aim of this study was to explore air temperature and relative humidity ...

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