By Sam Beltran A spate of powerful earthquakes across the Philippines has triggered widespread panic, sparked a flood of misinformation and prompted officials to take decisions that experts warn could undermine long-term disaster readiness. Analysts say the anxious public reaction – from mass hysteria in schools to viral conspiracy theories about “The Big One” – […]
Read MoreThe World Health Organization on Monday issued a health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urging authorities to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the health agency. The WHO said the affected medicines are specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals and […]
Read MoreCountries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises and reality. […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP yesterday (19 September) that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering. The climate goals for 2035 of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement, also known as Nationally […]
Read MoreBRUSSELS: EU countries will seek Thursday to settle on an emissions-cutting plan to bring to a key UN conference in Brazil, as divisions on the bloc’s green agenda threaten its global leadership on climate. Environment ministers for the 27-nation bloc are gathering in Brussels with the clock ticking down on a United Nations deadline to […]
Read MoreKyrgyzstan’s parliament is looking at ways to make mountaineering safer after the deaths and presumed deaths of several climbers this year, including a Russian woman who was stranded for days on the highest mountain in the country. The debate comes as authorities promote Kyrgyzstan’s spectacular mountain landscapes in an effort to attract more tourists. A […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s famed tourist island, Bali, was in a state of emergency on Thursday after it was inundated by severe flash flooding that left at least 14 people dead. A torrential downpour this week triggered flooding across seven regions in Bali, including its provincial capital Denpasar, as multiple rivers burst their banks and tore through […]
Read MoreBy Asaduzzaman Shamrat On December 12, 2015, the world witnessed a historic moment of international cooperation as nearly 200 nations assembled in Paris to adopt the Paris Agreement—a milestone treaty in the global effort to address climate change. This landmark accord, negotiated under the auspices of COP-21 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]
Read MoreDARA-I-NUR, Afghanistan: Families huddled hungry and homeless days after a deadly earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, not daring to set foot in the few remaining buildings for fear an aftershock could bring them down. The initial powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck remote regions along the border with Pakistan, killing more than 1,400 people, with at least six […]
Read MoreBy Asaduzzaman Shamrat On December 12, 2015, during the COP21 conference, world leaders agreed to reduce global warming and limit global warming to 1.5% by 2050. As a media worker, I was fortunate enough to cover the signing ceremony. But I am deeply disappointed by the unusual delay in implementing the agreement by the leaders of […]
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