Warm, dry days to continue in Singapore until heavy rains bring respite at end of September
Daily temperatures are expected to hover between 24 deg C and 34 deg C, the Meteorological Service Singapore said in a statement.
Typhoon Bebinca lands in Shanghai, the strongest storm to hit the city since 1949
Packing top wind speeds of 151kmh near its eye, the typhoon landed in the city of nearly 25 million around 7.30am, state media reported.
Children of migrants in Cambodia bear the brunt of climate change, says report
The study, conducted by World Vision and the Stockholm Environment Institute, paints a troubling picture of the emotional, educational and social toll on children who are left…
Mekong River bursts its banks and floods downtown Nong Khai in Thailand
The waters mainly came from the Sai River that flowed into Mekong via the Ruak River. The Sai River, which originates in Myanmar, swelled following days of heavy downpour in…
Dead, missing from super typhoon Yagi in Vietnam decreased to 330, 18 missing persons found alive
According to updates from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the mountainous province Lao Cai remains the hardest-hit locality, with 151 people dead or missing.
Storm Bebinca, southwest monsoon kill 6 persons, affect over 203,000 in Philippines
Among the affected persons, 36,626 were displaced, with 13,825 fleeing to evacuation centers, while 22,801 took shelter elsewhere.
Saving Southeast Asia’s trees requires action to address climate change and deforestation: Study
The trees across all forest types in the region – mountainous and coastal forests, mangroves and tropical lowland rainforests – are projected to suffer severe losses by 2090…
For third year in a row, Philippines still world’s most at-risk to disasters
The report’s World Risk Index, which included all 193 member states of the United Nations for the first time, assesses disaster risks by evaluating each country’s “exposure…
New rainfall record in 60 years set in Myanmar’s Bagan; walls of some ancient pagodas collapse
According to the records of the Nyaung Oo Meteorological Office, in the ten-year period from 1994 to 2003, there were only two heavy rainfalls of more than 3 inches, and in the…
Massive cleanup efforts underway in Vietnam’s typhoon-hit provinces
Widespread destruction includes uprooted trees, damaged signboards and toppled electric poles. Many homes have had their roofs torn off, and local streets remain littered with…