by Teuvo Tuomi | May 1, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, Bangkok, chimate, Environment, Ho Chi Minh, Manila, Weather
Over the past few weeks, most regions across South and Southeast Asia have been experiencing some of the highest temperatures observed in decades. The temperature rise has been credited to the impact of the ongoing El Nino phenomenon for the most part. However, a...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 4, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, News, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Temperatures in the next two months – usually among the warmest months in the year – could go up due to lingering effects of the El Nino phenomenon that gripped Singapore from the second half of 2023, experts say. Meanwhile, several local governments in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 9, 2023 | News, Food & Drinks, Malaysia
In an effort to address the shortage of locally-produced rice, the Malaysian government has implemented a restriction on the sale of local white rice, limiting purchases to 100kg per customer, says the Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Azman Mahmood. This...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 31, 2023 | Asia, Environment, Food & Drinks, News
An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Nino intensified. Forecasts for low rainfall in September are further threatening to disrupt supplies. El Nino is a warming of Pacific waters that often results in dry conditions over...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 14, 2023 | Economy, Food & Drinks, Thailand
Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, deputy dean of Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Fisheries, confirms that El Nino has already arrived in Thailand. The rainy season in Thailand’s North, Northeast, and Central regions usually has two phases. “This year, the first phase has...
