Malaysians should take preventive measures to face hazy days ahead, says health expert
Consultant respiratory physician Dr Kow Ken Siong has warned that air pollution has been linked to several diseases.
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Mekong Delta villages making fishing tools get busy as flood season begins
The delta, the country’s rice granary, is usually flooded between August and November as water levels rise in the Mekong.
132 hurt, HK flooded in ‘once in a century’ rainstorm
The financial hub was brought to a standstill Friday with rainfall the highest since 1884 when recordkeeping started.
Hong Kong hit with heavy rain, flooding days after typhoon
The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest level of rainstorm warning at 11.05pm on Sept 7, indicating rainfall exceeding 70 millimetres an hour, which was “likely to…
UN chief heat officer says warming cities pose potential to be major killers
Ms Eleni Myrivili also said finding the finance for nature-based solutions and adaptation plans for cities was a major roadblock to progress.
We can’t jump from fossil fuels to renewables, Pertamina says
Instead, the head of Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company said Indonesia needed an energy transition process that was just, affordable and orderly.
This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023.
Indonesia shuts down Suralaya power plant in bid to reduce air pollution
Authorities have been scrambling to reduce pollution in the capital, which has given President Joko Widodo a cough, as Jakarta hosts the 43rd ASEAN Summit from Tuesday to Thursday.
Hong Kong experiences hottest summer on record
The Hong Kong Observatory said the last three months saw the city enduring a record-breaking high mean temperature of 29.7 degrees Celsius.
Observatory to raise T3 signal as super typhoon approaches Hong Kong
As of 9 pm Aug 30, Super Typhoon Saola was estimated to be about 580 kilometres east-southeast of Hong Kong.