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Mekong Delta braces for saltwater intrusion up rivers as dry season begins

The delta typically experiences saltwater intrusion from the sea through river mouths during the dry season from December to April. This year, however, it is forecast to exceed…

  • Published: January 21, 20259:28 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Breathing death in Bangladesh: The air that kills

Air pollution is directly responsible for 102,456 deaths in Bangladesh annually. That's more than the total number of fatalities caused by road accidents or diseases.

  • Published: January 20, 20259:42 am
  • Author Mashfiq Mizan and Hasan Meer
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Temperatures rising steadily in Bhutan amid global warming

This trend aligns with findings from the Climate Change Projection Report (CCPR) 2024, which forecasts a rise in both maximum and minimum temperatures across Bhutan in the coming…

  • Published: January 20, 20259:41 am
  • Author Yangyel Lhaden
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Chance of 8-9M Nankai Trough earthquake hitting Japan in 30 years up to ‘around 80%’

For earthquakes that are expected to occur periodically, the likelihood of an earthquake increases as more time passes without an occurrence, according to Japan's Earthquake…

  • Published: January 17, 20259:40 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Forest fires continue in Thailand’s Suphan Buri and Chon Buri

Firefighters and volunteers work tirelessly to contain the blazes and protect nearby communities and monastic centres.

  • Published: January 17, 20259:39 am
  • Author The Nation
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Nepal’s climate change issue raised in UK Parliament

MP Alex Baker questions UK government’s support for Nepal as the country battles severe impacts of climate change.

  • Published: January 17, 20259:38 am
  • Author Nabin Pokharel
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Climate risk index warns of threats to Cambodian children’s health, welfare

The index is crucial in providing an additional roadmap for the government and other relevant institutions, to prioritise actions that consider the well-being and protection of…

  • Published: January 16, 20259:25 am
  • Author The Phnom Penh Post
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Locals protest ‘reckless’ plan to release industrial wastewater into Nepal’s rivers

Experts warn that most wards of Budhiganga will face inundation if the drainage construction plan is implemented. Similarly, ward 1 and 19 of Biratnagar, as well as several wards…

  • Published: January 16, 20259:24 am
  • Author Parbat Portel
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Bhutan running out of non-renewable resources

Analysts point to over-extraction and growing industrial demand as the primary cause for depletion, compounded by the absence of new reserves.

  • Published: January 16, 20259:23 am
  • Author Yangyel Lhaden
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One-third of diesel vehicles in Kathmandu fail emission tests

Random on-the-spot emission testing of vehicles on the road has been a long overdue plan of the metropolis, which was considered necessary to reduce growing air pollution in the…

  • Published: January 15, 20259:27 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post

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