Fine dust exceeds safety standard in 56 areas of Bangkok
PM2.5 refers to dust particles 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter, long-term exposure to which is linked with chronic diseases including lung and heart problems.
Singapore pledges up to US$500 million to finance climate action in Asia
With climate finance weighing heavily at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, Singapore announced on Tuesday, Nov 12 that it will commit up to US$500 million…
Usagi now a severe tropical storm, to intensify within 3 days as it approaches the Philippines
The state weather bureau noted that Usagi (local name Ofel) is likely to make landfall at peak intensity, and “hazards on land and coastal waters may still be experienced in…
As the world melts around them, climate refugees in Pakistan’s Hunza pin hopes on COP29
These 'climate refugees' are forced to flee their ancestral land as rising temperatures and melting glaciers increasingly threaten their way of life.
Indonesian government to build 1,100 new houses for those displaced by Lewotobi eruption
More than 16,000 residents live in the nearest villages from the volcano, but the government is still calculating how many residents will be permanently relocated.
Chief Adviser Yunus asks Bangladesh to make extra efforts in COP29
Mr. Yunus made the call in Baku just after he arrived in the Azerbaijan capital to lead Bangladesh in the annual UN-led climate change summit.
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi exclusion zone widened
The volcano continues to erupt at a high level, with lava flows toward the northeast reaching 4,340 m from the eruption center.
Dolphin birth rate in Mekong River hits record high
This statement came after the number of newborn dolphins increased to nine within the first 11 months of 2024, marking the highest birth rate recorded since 2021.
To breathe or not to breathe?
The onset of smog season in October results in a decline in air quality across Punjab, on either side of the Pakistan-India border. Lahore and Delhi are traditionally the worst…
2 more weather disturbances may enter Philippine area of responsibility in coming days
In less than a month, four weather disturbances affected the country: Trami, Kong-rey), Yinxing), and Toraji.