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Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 09:47 PM

Australia's Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming.   Read more »

‘Climate emergency’ is Oxford Dictionaries' 2019 Word of the Year

Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 09:24 AM

The Word of the Year citation is intended to highlight “a word or expression shown through usage evidence to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have a lasting potential as a term of cultural significance.” Recent winners have included “toxic,” “youthquake,” “post-truth” and “vape.” Read more »

Greta Thunberg awarded international children's peace prize

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 08:17 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on Wednesday, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world. Read more »

Philippines' climate body presses state agencies on Paris Accord pledges

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 05:36 PM

So far, only the Department of Transportation has submitted its pledge to the 2015 Paris Accord, Secretary Emmanuel de Guzman, vice chairman of the Climate Change Commission. Read more »

PAGASA to revamp weather forecasts with focus on impact

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:07 PM

The "impact-based forecasting" will be piloted in 4 areas that bore the brunt of some of the deadliest and most destructive typhoons in recent years. Read more »

Climate impacts 'to cost world $7.9 trillion' by 2050

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 08:41 AM

Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, new analysis showed Wednesday.  Read more »

PH climate commission work to suffer if placed under new dep't, says chief

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 05:32 PM

Secretary Emmanuel de Guzman on Tuesday said he doesn’t think the Climate Change Commission can perform its mandate if it becomes part of the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience. Read more »

Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 19 07:17 AM

Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers and bankers said on Monday. Read more »

Investors step up pressure on global energy watchdog over climate change

Matthew Green and Jonas Ekblom, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 10:34 PM

Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday from investors and scientists concerned about climate change to overhaul the agency's projections for fossil fuel demand. Read more »

Int'l climate expert: PH's climate efforts set in the right direction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 04:55 PM

International climate expert Matthew McKinnon lauds improvements in PH's climate change initiative, especially in disaster risk reduction.  Read more »

Venice faces more floods as state of emergency declared

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:33 PM

The water was expected to reach 1.5 meters (5 feet) mid-morning on Friday as strong storms and winds batter the region -- lower than Tuesday's peak but still dangerous, local officials said. Read more »

Venice paralisado dahil sa baha, mga turista at Pinoy apektado

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:55 PM

Muling binaha ang historic center ng Venice sa Italy kung saan umabot ng 190 centimeters o anim na talampakan ang lalim ng tubig bunsod ng high tide, Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Flood, fire and plague: Climate change blamed for disasters

Robert Birsel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 08:00 PM

The Lancet medical journal published a study this week saying climate change was already harming people's health by increasing the number of extreme weather events and exacerbating air pollution. Read more »

Climate change poses 'lifelong' child health risk

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 07:56 AM

Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation unless there are immediate cuts to fossil fuel emissions, from a rise in deadly infectious diseases to surging malnutrition, experts warned Thursday. Read more »

Climate change, corruption blamed for Venice flood devastation

Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 06:01 AM

VENICE, Italy—Much of Venice was underwater on Wednesday after the highest tide in 50 years ripped through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing hotels and sending tourists fleeing through rapidly rising waters.   Read more »

2 dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires

Andrew Beatty, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:30 AM

SYDNEY, Australia – At least two people have died and 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented number of bushfires tore through eastern Australia Saturday. Read more »

Then and Now: Six years after Yolanda

Fernando G. Sepe, Jr and Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 09:44 PM

Six years after typhoon Yolanda caused massive devastation in Tacloban, residents attempt to go about their usual routine. Read more »

Children of Yolanda battle malnutrition, disease

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 08:24 AM

As their parents rebuild from one of the world's most powerful and deadliest storms, their children, who have little to no recollection of the tragedy, battle diseases borne out of poverty. Read more »

Paggamit ng plastik, pinag-iisipang ipagbawal ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:13 AM

Pero ayon sa isang opisyal ng DENR, hindi ito magiging madali.  Read more »

Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact

Jérôme Rivet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 04:44 PM

Major powers expressed regret and concern after President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout from the Paris accord despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change. Read more »