Climate change to cause 19 percent income drop by 2050, even with CO2 cuts
These damages are six times larger than the mitigation costs needed to limit global warming to two degrees.
First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines
The shift raises fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities.
Thousands pray for rain as Bangladesh sizzles in heatwave
Muslim worshippers gathered in city mosques and rural fields to pray for relief from the scorching heat, which forecasters expect to continue for at least another week.
Hong Kong readies for extreme weather as flooding, landslide incidents rise
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said the department confirmed 257 reported flooding cases in the last three years—90 in 2021, 17 in 2022, and 150 in 2023.
Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said the inability of dolphins to thrive in river waters signals dangerous levels of water pollution.
Climate, weather disasters: Asia hit hardest in 2023 according to UN
The World Meteorological Organization said Asia was warming faster than the global average, with temperatures last year nearly two degrees Celsius above the 1961 to 1990 average.
Philippine ocean health goes from bad to worse amid China invasion
The horrific deterioration of marine ecosystems is particularly evident in the maritime areas in the West Philippine Sea, which is also part of the Philippine exclusive economic…
Asia teetering on the brink as the world marks Earth Day
Asia has three planetary “tipping point” risks caused mainly by climate change: Rising sea levels from melting ice caps, accelerated melting of mountain glaciers, and loss of…
Southern China inundated by torrential rain and floods
About 110,000 affected residents in Guangdong, which has a population of 127 million, have been relocated, with four people dead and 10 others missing.
Guangdong moves swiftly to deal with severe flooding affecting thousands
Torrential rainfall over the past few days left several areas inundated and meteorologists warned of further devastation due to rising water levels in arterial rivers.