Disaster training targets mosquitoes with dengue virus
Japan is preparing for every scenario ahead of Tokyo 2020. As part of preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, disaster training was conducted at the Shinjuku…
Looming catastrophe: Earth on fire, oceans dying
Just this past week, we have seen hurricanes, fires, cyclones and mass shootings. Can we put out the fire in the Amazon, the world’s largest rain forest and the planet’s green…
Concerns grow over dengue spread, but government is too slow to act
State agencies are just gearing up for meetings to chart out strategies to combat the disease. The Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday discussed with stakeholders ways to…
Scientists are taking the fight to the world’s most dangerous creature
Around the world, mosquitoes are winning their war of attrition, but with the help from a tiny bacterium, scientists are fighting back. The battle between humans and mosquitoes…
Could data help us tell Dengue’s future?
Scientists and officials are looking for new ways to use data to predict the deadly disease. 2019 is one of the worst years for dengue outbreaks. In the Philippines more than…
As the world warms up, Dengue could spread
Scientists expect warming temperatures will lead to worse dengue outbreaks in places the disease already lurks, and outbreaks in brand new places. Record-breaking dengue outbreaks…
Growing disaster risks exceed Asia-Pacific’s capacity to respond
This according to a UN Escap finding. The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific in the past two years was beyond what the region had previously…
Thai CEO sentenced to six months in jail over poaching rifles
The conviction is a rare victory for the conservation movement in Thailand. Italian Thai Development president Premchai Kannasutra has been sentenced to a non-suspended six-month…
Seoul summons Japanese envoy over radioactive water disposal plan
Concerns over Fukushima discharge. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Monday sought a detailed explanation on Japan’s reported plan to release radioactive water from the 2011…
Why did Karachi sink in the rain?
The city’s topography has been altered without any regard to the overall form of the megapolis. As per the Meteorological Department’s near accurate prediction,…