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Water agencies bracing for El Niño

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 12:17 AM

El Niño is a weather phenomenon characterized by below-normal rainfall that can lead to dry spells and drought. Read more »

How climate change inaction can hurt developing economies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 12:30 PM

A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounds the alarm over global warming. Read more »

Antarctic ocean currents headed for collapse: study

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 31 06:48 AM

A new study says that rapidly melting Antarctic ice could impact oceans 'for centuries to come.' Read more »

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 11:46 PM

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change. Read more »

Swiss seniors sue gov't over alleged climate inaction

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 29 07:56 PM

The European Court of Human Rights will hear a case brought by Swiss senior citizens against their government over alleged inaction in preventing climate change. Read more »

Meatball from extinct mammoth unveiled by food tech firm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 03:06 AM

Food scientists unveiled a giant meatball made from lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth on Tuesday, saying the protein from the past showed the way for future foods. Read more »

Philippines joins first in-person Earth Hour since pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 12:32 PM

The Philippines on Saturday marked the first in-person Earth Hour celebrations since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet

Tran Thi Minh Ha and Alice Philipson in Hanoi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 02:03 PM

Rice -- Asia's principal staple -- is to blame for around 10 percent of global emissions of methane, a gas that over two decades traps about 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide. Read more »

SWS: 93 pct of Pinoys felt climate crisis impact in past 3 years

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 03:28 PM

Nine out of 10 Filipinos experienced the impact of climate crisis in the past 3 years, according to a new survey by Social Weather Stations. Read more »

Is the ocean a viable solution for water scarcity?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 23 07:52 AM

Desalination is energy intensive and environmentally toxic, but it is vital for human survival in dry regions. Read more »

UN warns of 'imminent' global water crisis

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 22 06:41 PM

The UN report says that seasonal scarcity of water will increase in several regions due to climate change. Read more »

UN 'survival guide' report a stark warning on climate

Kelly Macnamara & Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 01:47 AM

Devastating climate impacts are hitting faster than expected as the world teeters on reaching the 1.5 degree Celsius warming limit in a little over a decade, the UN said Monday. Read more »

Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 03:28 AM

Mountain forests covered 1.1 billion hectares (2.71 billion acres) of the planet in 2000, the authors of the study published in the Cell Press journal One Earth said. Read more »

Green tech boom looms but poor nations risk being eclipsed: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 08:22 PM

The green technology industry could be worth several trillion dollars by 2030 but developing countries will miss out on the boom unless they jump in now, the UN said Thursday. Read more »

Satellites link rain, drought intensity to global warming

Linnea Pedersen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 03:28 AM

Rainfall and soil moisture -- or the lack of it -- have previously been the main yardstick for assessing intensity. Read more »

Climate-stressed Iraq says will plant 5 million trees

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 13 07:06 AM

Iraq's prime minister announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the country, including by planting 5 million palms and trees. Read more »

Poor countries call for debt revolution at UN summit

Didier Laurias, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 07 08:48 AM

Worn down by growing debt and a barrage of crises, leaders of the world's poorest countries have stepped up calls for the rules governing handouts of billions of dollars to be rewritten. Read more »

UN states agree 'historic' deal to protect high seas

Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS / Peter HUTCHISON, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 06 05:25 AM

UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 3, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 12:01 AM

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

Philippine mining law opposed

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:25 PM

Environmental groups oppose the continued implementation of thePhilippine Mining Act of 1995 that allegedly contributes to climate change. Read more »