Tag: climate crisis
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 148
Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain
‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN
That daunting task is still — only just — possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises
Let us save the biodiversity of the planet
Due to human activity, populations of wild animals have more than halved since 1970 while the human population has doubled
Tropical forests turn down the planet’s heat by 1C, scientists find
Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities
Philippines as ‘super typhoon’ hotspot needs to be center of policy...
Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labor, climate challenges
Falling technology costs, labor shortages are driving popularity of digital tools to improve crop yields, farm incomes in Asia
From bad to worse: key IPCC findings on climate impacts
Severe climate impacts -- once seen as a problem on the horizon -- have become a here-and-now reality
The most precious of all
Global warming is evaporating lakes, reservoirs and melting the glaciers in the mountains around the world
Nations to review harrowing catalogue of climate impacts
Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalize what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts
Emergency response and resiliency framework
The overall goal should be to sustain empowered and resilient communities towards holistic development
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