2024 recorded as South Korea’s hottest year in half-century
The country saw 103.6 abnormally warm days based on daily low records and 76.7 abnormally warm days based on daily high records.
Climate Watch
Drought-stricken farmers in Nepal’s Sindhupalchok villages are leaving farmlands
Farmers are unable to cultivate their land and grow crops and vegetables due to unreliable rains and lack of irrigation.
Japanese company’s US$300 million forestry fund to focus on Southeast Asia as climate, conservation focus grows
The fund is a reflection of increasing investor interest in forestry not only for stable returns from timber revenues but also for the climate, and increasingly biodiversity,…
Bhutan hits record high 40°C as global temperatures rise
This signals the intensifying impacts of global warming on the Himalayan region.
Climate action: Dawn
Despite contributing less than 1 percent to GHG emissions, Pakistan is among the nations most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. In fact, the Global Climate Risk Index…
Thailand and Pakistan: A partnership rooted in history and growth
Defence cooperation also seen growth, with both nations participating in military training exchanges and counterterrorism initiatives.
Heat-proofing our schools: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Extreme weather events—from super typhoons to droughts—are a reality today, but they are even more so for the Philippines, whose geographical location makes it among the most…
2024 Singapore weather breaks temperature and rainfall records
Overall, 2024 was the warmest year in Singapore, tying with 2019 and 2016, with the temperature hitting an annual mean of 28.4 deg C.
Saving lives and infrastructures as the glaciers melt in the Himalayas
Building resilience is vital to minimise its impact in the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
Bhutanese climate activist cycles across Australia to warn of vanishing glaciers
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk's advocacy focuses on the rapidly vanishing Himalayan glaciers, which supply fresh water to 240 million people in the region and another 1.65 billion…