This year may be our last best chance to solve the climate crisis
Despite 30 years of United Nations climate change conferences, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and the climate crisis continues to worsen.
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Pearl River basin flood levels grim
Following recent heavy torrential rains, the Beijiang River is forecast to suffer from unusually severe flooding, the ministry said in a media release late on Tuesday (June 21).
2 children killed in rain-related incidents as Karachi receives first spell of pre-monsoon showers
A group of children were playing on a street in Mehmoodabad's Ashraf Colony when a wall, whose structure was apparently weakened due to rain, fell on them, killing two.
Brunei economic hubs under climate change threats
Brunei accounts for only 0.025 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions annually, but the Sultanate’s mean temperatures have been increasing at a rate of 0.25 degrees…
Cries for flood relief intensify in Bangladesh as 42 confirmed dead
While thousands of people are in dire need of relief, local administration, even with the army's help, is struggling to reach remote areas due to adverse conditions.
‘Never give up’, says UN climate chief as talks come under pressure to deliver
The Bonn talks proved disappointing to poorer nations for failing to make more progress.
Hot and bothered: Climate challenges for Asean tourism
While the pandemic is a medium-term challenge, extreme weather events, more frequent and devastating storms, are long-term issues that pose different problems for the industry.
Hot weather forecast to continue in northern, central regions of Vietnam
However, heatwaves are unlikely to be as severe or as long as in 2021, noted Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Mai Van Khiem.
Millions marooned in one of the worst flooding disasters
As much as 72 percent of the Sylhet division is now submerged on the back of torrential rainfall and flash floods in upstream India's Meghalaya and Assam.
UN chief says dash for new fossil fuels due to Ukraine war ‘delusional’
Since Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, some countries have turned to buying more non-Russian fossil fuels or investing in new oil and gas fields to shore up their energy…