50% chance 2023 will be warmest year on record: US climate experts
The European Union's climate observatory Copernicus also reported last week that July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.
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Emission capping in focus as scientists predict hotter 2024
An expert said the rising global temperatures are being reflected in real heat extremes that people are experiencing locally.
Air pollution in Indonesia, nothing changes
Jakarta is situated in the vicinity of 16 coal-fired power plants and remains one of the most gridlocked cities in Southeast Asia.
Jakarta air pollution may cast a shadow over sports tourism
A potential slump in sports tourism is a particular concern for the budding sector, particularly as Jakarta will soon co-host the FIBA basketball championship, alongside the…
Heavy rainfall floods 43 houses in Bardiya
Houses in Auri, Bhagatpur, and Dudha of Barbardiya Municipality-8 were inundated as these areas have been experiencing heavy rainfall.
36 feared dead at Myanmar jade mine after landslide
Accidents are common in poorly regulated mines of Hpakant, which has seen some of Asia's worst mining disasters, including a landslide in 2020 that killed 170 people.
Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta
The government has blamed the problem largely on industry and excessive road traffic, but environmental groups point to a coal-fired power plants as the cause, which authorities…
How can all of us deal with climate and food crises?
How can all of us deal with climate and food crises?
Drought pushes up Thailand’s wholesale price of rice
Thai Rice Exporters Association president Charoen Laothammatas said this year could be a good year for farmers as the price of paddy has risen sharply.
Mayon’s quakes surge as rockfall events, sulfur dioxide emissions drop
The authorities warned residents that rockfalls, landslides, avalanches, ballistic fragments, lava flows, and moderate-sized explosions might occur within Mayon’s six kilometre…