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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 »

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 »

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 »

Tropical deforestation significantly reduces rainfall: study

Linnea Pedersen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 03:59 AM

The study comes as leaders and experts from around the world gather in Gabon for the One Forest Summit with the aim of protecting forests worldwide. Read more »

Sea ice in Antarctic at record low: US data center

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 28 06:52 AM

Melting of the sea ice is problematic because it helps accelerate global warming. Read more »

Narwhals' climate-vulnerable winter feeding crucial for survival: study

Linnea Pedersen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 08:59 AM

Narwhals are likely more dependent on fat reserves and abundant prey in climate-threatened winter habitats than previously thought. Read more »

Rising seas threaten exodus of 'biblical' scale, warns UN chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 04:15 AM

It is not only small island states at risk as sea levels rise, he added. Read more »

Warming oceans threaten sea turtle reproduction: study

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 10:41 AM

Rising sea temperatures are threatening sea turtle populations by warming their nesting sites on beaches across the world, a new study has found. Read more »

Glacier lakes swollen by global warming threaten millions

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 04:04 AM

Violent flooding from glacier lakes formed or enlarged by climate change threatens at least 15 million people worldwide. Read more »

Two-thirds of reef sharks and rays risk extinction: study

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 07:08 AM

Coral reefs, which harbor at least a quarter of all marine animals and plants, are gravely menaced by an array of human threats. Read more »

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 02:40 AM

The hottest year on record was 2016, followed by 2019 and 2020, it found. Read more »

Ozone layer recovers, limiting global warming by 0.5 Celsius

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 10 10:51 AM

The ozone layer is on track for a full recovery and the climate is also benefiting, says a new UN report. Read more »

Ditching concrete for earth to build a cleaner future

Isabel Malsang with Catherine Hours, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 10:07 PM

It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain's mediaeval Alhambra Palace -- and now the earth is back in vogue as a building material. Read more »

Coral bleaching causing 'unnecessary' fish fights

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 02:48 PM

Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend precious energy and potentially threatening their survival, new research said Wednesday. Read more »

Spain sees hottest year on record in 2022

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 09:19 PM

Spain in 2022 experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Monday, as global warming stokes temperatures around the world. Read more »

Marcos Jr. reiterates need for climate action before EU leaders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 07:56 PM

Climate change mitigation is among the Marcos Jr. administration's priorities. Read more »

Government, private sector vow to act on climate change promises

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 02:28 AM

The Philippine government and the private sector signed a symbolic statement of commitment to show they are serious in combatting climate change. Read more »

UN climate summit adopts 'loss and damage' fund

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 20 12:30 PM

The UN's COP27 climate summit has approved the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by global warming. Read more »

Hopes high as US, China meet in G20 summit

Biena Magbitang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 03:44 AM

Civil society organizations also acknowledged the role of the summit for the Philippines. Read more »

US, China agree to resume climate cooperation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 02:07 AM

The news was welcomed by climate activists, with the World Resources Institute CEO saying the global community was 'breathing a sigh of relief'. Read more »