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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts

Hong Kong does not mention ‘climate change’ in its five-year plan, yet it already has many ingredients of climate leadership.

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Japan

Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east

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Japan

Flights axed, over 1 million urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

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Japan

The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse

As heatwaves intensify across Asia, soaring air-conditioner use is threatening power grids and warming urban nights.

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An elderly woman rests at a heat relief shelter in Guryong district, Seoul, South Korea in August. Photo: AFP
Vietnam

Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded

More heavy rain is expected through the weekend, with some areas forecast to receive a deluge of over 100mm.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

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Food and agriculture

Risk of unrest in Asia as Iran war, El Nino threaten food supplies

Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index.

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A farmer works in a paddy field during the harvest season on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on Friday. Photo: EPA
A farmer draws water from a dried-up canal to irrigate crops in Darul Imarah, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, on August 31. Photo: EPA
Filipino farmers dig a hole in the ground to find water for their crop at a field in Taguig City in March 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Indonesia

How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn.

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Hong Kong weather

Opinion | A better heat stress warning system is still no substitute for policy

We need to start discussing when work may need to stop, who should be compensated when it does and how the cost of adaptation can be shared.

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India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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A hydropower project in northern India is damaged after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier breaks off on February 7, 2021. Photo: AP
Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Scenes from across Southeast Asia as dense transboundary haze from widespread forest and peatland fires triggers severe air pollution. Photos: EPA
Climate change

August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say

UN warns of ‘spiralling price’ of fossil fuels after Earth’s record-shattering summer temperatures.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows

The country is battling what authorities say is its most intense wildfire season in 11 years.

Indonesia

More schools close in Indonesia as haze worsens

Schools in Palembang switch to remote learning as haze from forest and peatland fires pushes air pollution to unhealthy levels.

A teacher teaches an online class as schools are closed due to the haze from wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

New Panama Canal chief says El Nino could force further transit cuts

Daily vessel limit may be lowered to 29 as falling reservoir levels strain key shipping route.

Ships transiting the Panama Canal, as a lack of rainfall linked to El Nino affects the water levels. Photo: Reuters
China food security

A potential food crisis threatens the world, but impact on China may be limited

El Nino fears and disruptions to Ukraine’s grain exports are driving up global crop prices, but China’s robust supplies temper the impact.

Japan

Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfall

Authorities warn of landslides after more than 480mm of rain fell on Niijima Island, the largest amount since local records began.

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2026 China-Nepal flash floods

Video | Foreign media allowed in China’s Gyirong Port for first time since disaster

993 pieces of personal belongings have been recovered by Chinese authorities following the Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse, which unleashed a flow of ice, water, rocks and mud that travelled 22km (14 miles) in 7 minutes.

993 pieces of personal belongings have been recovered by Chinese authorities following the Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse, which unleashed a flow of ice, water, rocks and mud that travelled 22km (14 miles) in 7 minutes
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Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui also says revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days in August.

Climate change

Opinion | Is air conditioning Hong Kong’s only weapon against hotter summers?

In Hong Kong, air conditioning is ubiquitous but conventional models harm the environment. More responsible solutions are needed.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | As Hong Kong feels the heat, it needs a robust climate resilience strategy

Beyond alerts for extreme weather, the city needs a system that protects workers, older people, lower-income households and other vulnerable groups.

An elderly woman leaves her sweltering home to rest at a nearby air-conditioned shopping mall in Sham Shui Po on August 24. Photo: Dickson Lee
Asean

Southeast Asia’s extreme heat exposes holes in safety net for outdoor workers

Many Southeast Asian cities lack adequate heat risk assessments, and have weak regulations protecting outdoor workers, a report says.

A farm worker sprays fertiliser on a paddy field in Selangor’s Sabak Bernam district, Malaysia, on April 1. Photo: EPA
Indonesia

Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs

The 20-year-old male orangutan was unable to stand and was struggling to breathe when a joint team of rescuers found him.

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The Philippines

Manila’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs health warnings

The haze has led Quezon City to suspend classes in schools and health experts to urge residents to wear N95 masks outdoors.

Nepal

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

More than 4,400 remain missing in Nepal and China after the devastating flash floods, unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayas.

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Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School principal Rajendra Dawadi talks on his mobile phone in Trishuli Valley in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Monday. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Marcos’ singing clip strikes wrong chord in flood-hit Philippines

Observers say the public backlash was directed at Marcos’ ‘perceived insensitivity’ in light of the floods and related corruption scandal.

People wade through a flooded street after heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon in Pampanga, the Philippines, on Monday. Photo: AFP
China food security

China passes first law on farmland protection and improvement

Law orders provincial-level governments to ensure that total amount of arable land does not decrease.

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South China Sea

Hong Kong keeps T1 signal in force as storm edges closer to Guangdong coast

Hong Kong Observatory says unless Saudel intensifies significantly, chance of strong winds generally over Hong Kong is not high.

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