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USAID, ICD forge alliance for environmental initiatives

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) partnered with the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) to promote climate action and inclusive development. This collaboration...

Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report

The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America...

Six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Yagi disaster—UNICEF

Bangkok, Thailand—Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the United Nations (UN) said Wednesday, as...

Vietnam typhoon victims plead for help as toll climbs to 82

Hanoi, Vietnam—Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit...

Typhoon Shanshan barrels up Japan as five reported dead

Oita, Japan—Typhoon Shanshan slowly barrelled up the Japanese archipelago Friday, dumping torrential rains and causing transport havoc as its reported death toll reached five. The typhoon,...

Climate change fuelled deadly Typhoon Gaemi—study

Bangkok, Thailand—Climate change turbocharged the winds and rain of Typhoon ‘Gaemi’ or Super Typhoon ‘Carina,’ which killed dozens of people across the Philippines, Taiwan and...

PCG siphons over 806K liters of oil waste from sunken Terranova ship in Bataan

A total of 806,254 liters of oil waste were collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova in Limay, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said...

Iloilo province boosts flood monitoring with new inventory of rain gauges

The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) conducted an inventory of Manual Rain Gauges (MRGs) as part of the province's ongoing...

Marcos directs LGUs to bolster waste management efforts

President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday urged local government leaders to take stronger action on waste management to safeguard public health. Speaking at the Local Governance...

Taal spews volcanic smog anew, Batangas hands out N95 masks

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Monday reported that Taal Volcano has emitted substantial quantities of volcanic smog or “vog” over...

Taal Volcano ‘vog’ forces class suspensions in Calabarzon areas

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite—Hazy skies attributed to the volcanic smog or ‘vog’ emitted by Taal Volcano in Batangas forced several local government units (LGUs)...

PH, Singapore sign environment, health care pacts

The Philippines and Singapore yesterday signed memoranda of understanding on healthcare and the environment during a bilateral meeting led by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr....

Quezon City LGU now accepting entries for Green Awards

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has opened the city’s Green Awards to recognize QCitizens with outstanding climate action and disaster risk reduction and management...

Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids—UN

United Nations, United States—Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year—or more—than their grandparents did, the UN...
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