by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 6, 2023 | Environment, Laos, News
The Laos Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is advising citizens to monitor the weather and prepare for flash flooding and landslides this week. The Ministry warns that from 4-8 August, there will be increased precipitation in northern, central, and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 31, 2023 | Philippines, Environment, News
The number of people who died in the Philippines from the combined effects of Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” has climbed to 25, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reports. Read the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 29, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, News, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian nations are getting ready to tackle the tougher-than-usual “haze” season, as the El Nino climate phenomenon raises the risk of soaring temperatures. Ministers and officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Singapore last...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 30, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, Health, Philippines
The Philippines is among the Asian countries that are most vulnerable to El Niño in terms of impact on economic growth, prompting a monetary policy rate hike, according to Nomura Group. Climate experts have announced that El Niño will bring lower-than-usual rainfall...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 14, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, Southeast Asia
Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has set seasonal temperature records throughout the region. After heat waves struck large parts of the continent in April, temperatures spiked again late last month, normally the start of the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 12, 2023 | Myanmar, Environment, News
Myanmar’s military government has refused international organizations to distribute food, shelter, and medicines to thousands of residents of cyclone-hit areas in the country’s west, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says. Cyclone...
