China’s great green march across the globe
China is the world’s top greenhouse gas polluter, yet, it is also the world’s top producer of clean energy and a major global investor.
Bhutanese climate activist cycles across Australia to warn of vanishing glaciers
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk's advocacy focuses on the rapidly vanishing Himalayan glaciers, which supply fresh water to 240 million people in the region and another 1.65 billion…
Monsoon surge in Singapore: Businesses, sports activities, travellers hit by incessant rain
The monsoon surge, which began on March 19 and is expected to last till March 21, has seen warnings of flash floods and resulted in disruptions to many businesses and outdoor…
Smog returns: Bangkok ranked world’s 8th polluted city
Other Asian cities included in the top 10 are Kathmandu (1st), Delhi (2nd), Lahore (3rd), Hanoi (5th), Dhaka (6th), Dubai (7th), and Wuhan (9th).
Huge cost of climate change in Bhutan
As climate change affects Bhutan's mountainous landscape, entire communities are being forced to relocate.
Philippines ranks 3rd country in Asia for ‘unusual heat’
The study noted that 10 out of 51 countries in Asia recorded more than 30 days of temperatures reaching CSI level 2 or higher. Brunei Darussalam ranked first with 83 days, while…
Storm warnings likely in place until May, say Cambodian authorities
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) is working with relevant government institutions to strengthen monitoring systems, track wind directions and intensities, and…
Japanese researchers hope to use odour-detecting ‘insect drone’ for disaster rescue
They hope that, by widening the range over which it can detect odors and ultimately making it able to detect the scent of humans, they will turn the drone into a useful tool for…
Elephant camps in Thailand’s Chiang Mai cooperate to prevent forest fire
The initiative aims to use elephants to make firebreaks around areas of Pang Mai Daeng forest in Ban Chang subdistrict, where forest fires are frequently reported during the…
One killed, ten injured as storms strike Cambodia’s Siem Reap
The storms struck 10 districts across the province, and damaged more than 300 homes.