CHENNAI, India: A severe cyclone slammed into India’s southern coast early on Thursday (Nov 26), killing at least five people … More
Tag: Climate Change
After the flood: The Philippines begins rebuilding after deadly typhoons
SINGAPORE : In a matter of hours, swathes of the main Philippine island of Luzon were flooded by record rains from … More
Donors pledge $1.7 billion for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
UNITED NATIONS (AP) : More than 20 donors pledged nearly $1 billion for the three countries at the epicenter of … More
10,000 evacuated in Cambodia due to flooding; rice crop hit
PHNOM PENH: More than 10,000 people have been evacuated in Cambodia after a tropical storm triggered flash floods, an official … More
Floods, rough seas kill 18 in Vietnam as fresh storm on the way
HANOI: At least 18 people died and more than a dozen are missing after floods submerged homes in central Vietnam … More
‘Wood of the gods’ faces wipeout in northern Thailand as climate change cripples plantations
SAKON NAKHON, Thailand: At this time of year, the land across Thailand’s upper northeast is awash with green. The annual … More
‘When is the next flood?’: Bangkok’s canal communities fear they are living on borrowed time
BANGKOK: Bang Prathun is like a miniature water world. A spiderweb of canals splays out through a rare green landscape … More
World’s richest urged to do more to keep millions from starving
World Food Programme chief warns famine possible in up to three dozen countries, decries situation in Yemen and DRC. A … More
The Last Farewell to the Mighty Mekong
The shrinking Tonle Sap, the river’s “beating heart,” is the latest wake-up call of the damage wrought by dams. The … More
Is the hydrogen tech ‘revolution’ hope or hype?
In his speech on the planned economic recovery, the prime minister Boris Johnson said hydrogen technology is an area where … More
