MANILA: Dozens of schools in the Philippine capital of Manila suspended in-person classes on Tuesday (Apr 2) due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said. The country’s heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity. The index was expected to reach the “danger” level ofContinue Reading
A government official said on Tuesday ( Mar 26 ) that Indonesia is looking for more information about the extinct Javan tiger, citing a new study that suggested there may be connections between the big cat and a DNA-tested hair. In the island, only Sumatran cats remain after the endContinue Reading
“TAKE TIME” Mountains of cheap spare are dumped into the ocean every year by violent storms, some of which travel for hundreds of kilometers and ends up on Bali’s beaches. According to Dalem, the garbage wave is” everything that repeats” on Kedonganan beach and other locations in the area everyContinue Reading
Nguyen Minh Huong, an office worker, said,” I have had to wear a helmet whenever I go up over the last few days because the air quality has been so poor.” It’s difficult to breathe, she says. I have had to cut off my day outside because I sneeze allContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s solar capacity growth could slow in 2024 to 31 per cent, a solar manufacturing association said on Wednesday (Feb 28), after a record 55 per cent increase last year as the industry struggles with renewable power overcapacity and curtailment. China has the world’s largest renewable power capacity butContinue Reading
BAYANMUNKH SUM, Mongolia: More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this winter, a government official said Monday (Feb 26), as the country endures extreme cold and snow. The landlocked country is no stranger to severe weather from December to March when temperatures plummet as low asContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the Thai capital on Thursday (Feb 15). City authorities asked for cooperation from employers to help workers in the city of some 11 million people avoid theContinue Reading
CLARK: NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identifyContinue Reading
Politicians were n’t really interested in having this conversation before the money started coming in, he claimed. It used to be believed that God is to blame for all natural catastrophe. All of a sudden, they are all the result of climate change. A little audience gathered to listen toContinue Reading
Genetically modified soy and corn seedlings have recently received Chinese approval for production and sale, opening the door for this year’s business farming of GM crops. According to the policy, it may speed up plant research and the choice, breeding, and advertising of high-quality varieties that are desperately needed forContinue Reading