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June 2019 was the hottest June on record across the globe: study

Valerie Volcovici and Matthew Green, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 07:30 AM

June 2019 was the hottest June in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on Thursday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read more »

Philippines urged to include climate change in development plans

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Posted at Jul 18 04:11 PM

The Philippine government must incorporate climate change into its long-term development plans. that's according to economist Dr. Toby Monsod who says, climate change also poses serious threats to a country's economic growth.  Read more »

Philippines urged to declare climate emergency

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Updated as of Jul 11 02:03 PM

The Philippines must declare a climate emergency in preparation for unprecedented climate conditions by 2050, an analyst said Thursday. Read more »

Angat Dam water level breaches critical level anew

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Posted at Jul 11 08:56 AM

The water level at Angat Dam, which serves as Metro Manila’s main source of water, has breached the 160-meter critical level as of Thursday morning, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. Read more »

World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 11 03:18 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - A fifth of the world's major cities will face "unknown" climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding. Read more »

Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 09:45 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States - Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.   Read more »

Scientists urge climate protesters to save planet by planting trees

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 05 06:39 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The best way to keep climate change in check is by replanting trees on destroyed forest areas the size of the United States, scientists said on Thursday, as doing so would capture two-thirds of man-made planet-warming emissions. Read more »

France's June heatwave at least '5 times more likely' with climate change

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 12:15 AM

Climate change alone made the record-setting heatwave that pushed temperatures in France above 45 degrees Celsius (113F) last week at least five times more likely, an international team of scientists said Tuesday. Read more »

Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 02 09:46 AM

WASHINGTON - After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just a few years and now stands at a record low, according to a study published Monday.   Read more »

Nagkakapa: With water shortage, Dumagats’ survival options are drying up

Photographs and video by Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 11:57 AM

The Angat reservoir drying up means more misery for those living in Metro Manila as water is rationed, but for the Dumagats the water shortage presents a more distressing situation, one in which their very lives and their future are at immediate risk. Read more »

France braces for record 45 Celsius as Europe melts

Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 08:47 PM

The World Meteorological Organization said 2019 was on track to be among the world's hottest years, and that 2015-2019 would then be the hottest 5-year period on record. Read more »

High-stakes G20 opens with trade tensions looming

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 04:34 AM

The 2-day summit in Osaka will be dominated by trade issues, with all eyes on whether Trump and Xi Jinping can reach a truce in a dispute that has been damaging for the world economy. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2019

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Posted at Jun 26 01:24 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pikachus in climate protest

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 01:40 PM

Climate activists wearing Pikachu costumes stage a parade and flag dance protest in front of the Japanese Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

TINGNAN: Ilang 'Pikachu' nag-rally kontra paggamit ng coal sa enerhiya

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Posted at Jun 25 01:25 PM

Suot ang mascot ni Pikachu, ipipanawagan ng grupong 350.org sa Japan na huwag pondohan ang paggamit ng coal sa enerhiya. Read more »

Mercury climbs as Europe braces for summer scorcher

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 03:57 AM

Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heatwave with the mercury set to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. Read more »

UN food agency to elect chief, as climate change increases hunger

Isabel Malsang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 01:15 AM

The election of the new chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization will be held Sunday at the headquarters in Rome during the agency's 41st conference. Read more »

Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century - study

Matthew Green, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 06:13 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

Country most threatened by climate change? Study says it’s Philippines

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Posted at Jun 15 11:11 PM

The Philippines is the most susceptible country to hazards brought about by climate change, the Global Peace Index 2019 showed. Read more »

Development banks' climate funding at all-time high in 2018

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 09:06 AM

The financing from 6 multilateral development banks to boost projects addressing climate risks and cutting emissions reached $43.1 billion in developing countries and emerging economies last year, up 22 percent from the previous year and accounting for almost 30 percent of the banks' total operations. Read more »