China to strengthen disaster management in wake of floods, drought
Efforts have been made to prioritise synergy between river basins and regions, along with the integration of engineering and nonengineering solutions, aimed at improving…
Climate Watch
Is monsoon season really over in Korea? What’s next?
Experts say it's 'too soon' to confirm, and a fierce heat wave is still expected.
Heed the warnings of the rain: Kuensel
The monsoon is not a new challenge. Every year, it tests the resilience of the Bhutanese. Yet each year, they seem to be caught off guard, as if the rains had arrived without…
Bhutan feels the heat as Asia’s climate crisis escalates
Asia is heating up nearly twice the global average, and the consequences are mounting, from record-breaking floods and heatwaves to accelerating glacier loss and rising sea levels.
Expert analyses tsunami risk after over 15 earthquakes in the Andaman Sea
Although unlikely, a large earthquake in the area could occur, but it is unlikely to generate a tsunami due to the fault's horizontal slip motion, which typically does not…
Asia on edge: Dawn
Last year, Asia warmed at nearly twice the global pace; it matched 2020 as the hottest year in the record books.
North Jakarta braces for tidal flooding until end June
To further mitigate the impacts of tidal flooding, the Jakarta administration plans to install additional water pumps in coastal areas.
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as global average: WMO report
The report says that 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest year on record depending on the dataset, with widespread and prolonged heatwaves. The warming trend between 1991–2024…
Northern China and Beijing hit with intense heatwave
Meteorological authorities issued orange high-temperature alerts as temperatures soar toward 40 C, posing significant challenges to daily life and public activities.
Flooding strikes five Cambodian provinces, out-of-season rice affected
According to the damage assessment, the fields of 2,082 families were affected.