Urgent call for resilience and preparedness as climate change impacts Bhutan
The recent flash floods in rural Bhutan claimed 23 lives.
Global Warming
HK, mainland batten down as Super Typhoon Doksuri nears
Doksuri could be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Fujian since 2017 and the most powerful typhoon to affect eastern Guangdong in nearly a decade.
Global warming contributing to rise in skin cancer
Exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet (UV) radiation over a long period is a major cause of skin cancer.
Food poisoning, water- and vector-borne diseases on the rise in Nepal
Several get infected every year during the monsoon season.
A wake-up call on landslide dangers in South Korea
Experts say Korea must now wake up to dangers lurking in mountains and hills in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
Heat unlikely to keep tourists home this summer: Industry operators
Industry operators and agencies anticipate a full recovery of long-distance tours and family trips, which may even outperform figures in 2019.
‘Facekini’ sales sizzle as China’s temperatures soar
Like the original, the new facekini is being marketed as a way to protect wearers from damaging sunlight and ultraviolet rays.
First six months of 2023 ‘abnormally warm’: Hong Kong Observatory
The monthly mean maximum temperature in June and monthly mean temperature were respectively 1.2 degrees and 0.9 degree above normal.
South Korea sees alternating tropical nights, torrential rain
The Korea Meteorological Administration called for caution, saying that additional downpours could cause facility damages or human casualties.
El Nino effects may last till early 2024: Pagasa
Based on the models generated by Pagasa, El Nino will persist from July 2023 to January 2024.