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ACID MINE DRAINAGE REPORT RELEASED
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A report by a team of experts on the management of Acid Mine Drainage has highlighted the Western, Central and Eastern Basins in the Witwatersrand area as needing the most urgent attention
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2010 WORLD’S WARMEST YEAR
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According to the UN, 2010 was the warmest year in the world’s recorded history, confirming the long-term trend of global warming
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RAINS EXACERBATE ACID MINE WATER THREAT
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The recent flooding has further raised toxic water levels in Gauteng's mines, and acid mine drainage is now expected to surface months earlier than initially expected
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GOVT TO DECLARE PROVINCES DISASTER AREAS
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Government has recommended that a national state of disaster be declared in Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape and Limpopo following the recent floods in the country
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FRANCE, SA TO STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE
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France and South Africa have set up a joint laboratory to study the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems in the Indian, Atlantic and southern oceans
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