Cape faces fire catastrophe as experts fear city`s worst fire season lies ahead
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - Experts have warned that climate change and the rise in temperatures will see Cape Town experience its worst fire season, with areas such as Constantia, Hout Bay and Newlands particularly at risk of a major catastrophe. Professor Coert Geldenhuys from Stellenbosch University`s Forest and Wood Science Department, said that because of the drier conditions people and properties will be more at risk than the environment. `We should be very concerned about this because you have many natural areas in Cape Town that are very dry...