Emissions from transport, industry top urban polluters in Pakistan: report
The report also concludes that urban smog is overwhelmingly generated within Pakistan’s own airsheds.
Hot and dry weather spell good news for Malaysian farmers
While the dry weather is good, it also poses other challenges, specifically increased threats to crops, like rats, rice pests, and various diseases.
Death strikes stranded evacuees in isolated Sumatra shelters
Suffering through days without clean water or proper medical care, evacuees packed into emergency shelters across three provinces in the northern part of Sumatra are falling…
M7.6 earthquake hits northern Japan; tsunami waves observed in Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate
The first tsunami reached Muroran Port in Hokkaido at 11:19 p.m. and Urakawa at 11:38 p.m., both recording a maximum height of 40 centimeters.
Mining operation in Cambodia shut down after fish, livestock deaths
The Ministry of Environment explained that the company’s wastewater storage pond lacked a proper treatment system. As a result, all wastewater from the milling and mineral…
Springs and groundwater shrinking across Nepal, ADB assessment warns
Bank’s report says water scarcity threatens livelihoods, cultural heritage, and social stability.
Sumatra tragedy: Calls grow for Indonesia to accept foreign disaster aid
As of Monday night, the death toll had reached 961, with at least 289 people still missing and around 5,000 injured. More than 157,000 houses and over 1,200 public facilities have…
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
More than two million people in Sri Lanka — nearly 10 per cent of the population — have been affected by last week’s floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, the…
Air pollution spikes in Kathmandu. Experts stress coordinated action
On Sunday morning, PM2.5 levels in several places of the Valley soared far above safe limits.
Residents climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths in Indonesia’s Sumatra rise over 900
Local government officials on Sumatra have called on the national government in Jakarta to declare a national emergency to free up additional funds for rescue and relief efforts.