Philippines’ Kanlaon Volcano’s sulfur dioxide emissions nearly triple to 6,702 tonnes
Residents within the six-kilometer radius of Kanlaon are advised to evacuate from its summit. Flying any aircraft close to the volcano is also prohibited.
Environment
From shooting to sterilising: How human-wildlife conflict in Singapore has evolved
Culling is now the last resort in most cases.
Singapore and Maldives to cooperate on sustainability
The two island nations also inked other agreements to cooperate on capacity building and technical and vocational education training.
Man held over felling palm tree with over 100 endangered bird nests in Bangladesh
The incident sparked widespread outrage after it was discovered that the felling of the palm tree destroyed the nests and killed around 96 chicks and eggs.
West Philippine Sea, Benham Bank among world’s richest soft coral habitats, new study finds
The results of the study confirm Philippine waters as a key contributor to one of the globe’s biodiversity centers for vital reef organisms.
Waste processing rate in Indonesia only reaches 10 percent
Aside from the poor waste processing rates at landfills, the scarcity of public waste disposal and management facilities across the country has led many people to burn their…
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.
Malformation, pests and water shortage: The mango meltdown in Pakistan’s Sindh
In the last five years, the acreage of mango orchards across Sindh has dwindled, shrinking from 59,100 hectares in 2019-20 to 58,900 hectares in 2023-24.