Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a remarkable way the Gulf Stream could be saved - but there is a catch.
A new report finds the state needs to cut emissions 4.5 percent annually, year after year, to meet its goals.
Firefighters are bracing for catastrophic conditions as a blistering heatwave grips much of Australia, bringing soaring temperatures and heightened fire risk through Friday.
Australia has been hit with wild weather as a devastating storm lashed one state while residents in another are being warned to brace for an intense heatwave.
Delhi awoke to dense smog, with the average Air Quality Index at 381, placing it in the 'very poor' category despite GRAP-IV measures. Bawana recorded 'severe' pollution at 435. Authorities revised GRAP, shifting 'severe' AQI measures to Stage III, allowing work-from-home decisions for government and private offices.
By faulting pollution floating in from across international borders, the city could sidestep requirements to cut smog-forming emissions.
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers About a million Ford diesel cars were sold in the UK with serious defects in components supposed to curb toxic exhaust emissions, the high court has been told. The highly polluting vehicles were produced and sold between 2016 and 2018 after Ford’s engineers became aware of the issues, and many were never formally recalled or fixed, lawyers said. Continue reading...
Sussan Ley appears to have given up trying to meet voters where they are, instead allowing conservative MPs to dictate policy to keep her job – and keep the Coalition together Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Six months ago on Thursday, the new Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, stood in the opposition party room at Parliament House and promised the Coalition would meet voters “where they are”. Six months on – and after another messy few weeks for the Liberals and Nationals – Ley was back in the same spot confirming the Liberals had dumped support for net zero emissions by 2050 . Continue reading...
But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.
Fung-wong has brought heavy rains and triggered floods in Taiwan, with water rising above waist level in several parts of the country.
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here The best thing that can be said about the Coalition’s internal brawl over whether to abandon its support for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is that it has some honesty in it. Not much honesty, but if you look closely you may see some light breaking through. The federal Liberals and Nationals have never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have, but not the parties. We know this because they have not backed a policy to help meet it since Scott Morrison adopted the target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home and abroad...
The Ministry of Public Health and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) jointly launched a campaign entitled “Knowing PM2.5 for Sustainable Protection" on Monday to educate the public on how to protect themselves as smog season returns.
Fortunately, a new study outlines a strategy to significantly curb AI's water consumption and carbon emissions.
Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children, before barreling out of the Philippines on Monday. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, follows on the heels of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed almost 200 people in the central part of the archipelago nation, as well … The post More than 1.4 million evacuated as second typhoon in a week slams into the Philippines appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others
A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines over the South China Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate. Fung-wong, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entirety of the archipelago, slammed into the country’s eastern seaboard on Sunday evening as a “super typhoon” after uprooting trees and swamping towns further south. It landed just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi swept through the islands of...
Typhoon Fung-wong has left the Philippines after causing at least two deaths and forcing over a million to evacuate. The storm, which made landfall as a "super typhoon," damaged homes and roads, particularly in Aurora province. Schools and offices were closed as the weakened typhoon heads towards Taiwan, following the deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi.
ISABELA, Philippines, Nov 9: The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-wong intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds, and storm surges.
Fung-wong was preparing to hit the Philippines just days after the country was battered by typhoon Kalmaegi which killed 204 people More than 900,000 people have been evacuated from eastern and northern regions of the Philippines as the latest storm to hit the country – Fung-wong – intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon , with work and classes suspended across several regions, including Metro Manila. Packing sustained winds of 185km/h and gusts of up to 230km/h, the super typhoon is threatening to unleash torrential rain, destructive winds and storm surges. Continue reading...
The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-Wong reached super typhoon status on Sunday ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds and storm surges. Storm alert signals have been issued across large parts of the Philippines, with Signal No 5, the highest warning, raised over southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, while...
Statewide GHG emissions fell 21 percent between 2000 and 2023, state data shows.
More than 7000 residents were evacuated from Vietnam's Gia Lai province.
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country's central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year, as the storm headed towards Vietnam. Marcos’ emergency declaration, made during a meeting with disaster-response officials to assess the typhoon’s aftermath, would allow the government to disburse emergency funds faster and prevent food hoarding and...
The prime minister's first budget opens the door to scrapping plans for a greenhouse gas emissions cap.
While most of the United States focus on electric vehicles in their attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, New York is taking a different approach.
European environment ministers have reached an agreement on a contentious plan to cut the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions but with caveats.
[Oxfam] In response to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report published today, Nafkote Dabi, Climate Policy Lead at Oxfam, said:
Global greenhouse gas emissions surged 2.3% in 2024, reaching a record 57.7 gigatons, with India and China leading the absolute increase. Projections indicate a 2.3-2.5°C rise in global temperatures by century's end, significantly missing Paris Agreement goals. Despite some progress, current climate actions are insufficient to avert severe climate risks.
Delhi grapples with its perennial pollution crisis, with various proposed solutions like cloud seeding, odd-even schemes, and smog towers facing scrutiny. Experts emphasize tackling major emission sources, including power, industry, transport, waste, and construction, advocating for cleaner fuels, vehicle electrification, and improved waste management.
DOE didn't mention emissions when it announced the $1.5 billion loan for Wabash Valley Resources' ammonia fertilizer plant.
Opposition leader under pressure to call special party room meeting this week to resolve growing split over the policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, is facing growing pressure from conservative Liberal MPs to dump their commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, with a new hardline position from the Nationals inflaming tensions within the Coalition. Ley has been urged to call a special party room meeting this week to resolve the growing split, as forces aligned with leadership rival Angus Taylor argue the Liberals should match the Nationals’ position which was announced over the weekend . Continue reading...
An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.
Lahore woke to hazardous levels of toxic smog on Monday (October 27), prompting authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province to shorten school hours in a bid to shield children from peak morning pollution. - REUTERS
Japanese carmaker’s deal with Chinese rival part of EU-sanctioned offsetting scheme to help head off £13bn in fines The Japanese carmaker Nissan is to team up with its Chinese electric vehicle rival BYD in an attempt to offset their carbon emissions and avoid EU penalties for 2025, it has confirmed. It is part of a wider offsetting scheme the EU has sanctioned for the car industry that could help manufacturers of combustion engine cars head off an estimated £13bn in fines. Continue reading...
India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government’s Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city’s northern Burari area. “A...
NEW DELHI - India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.
India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.
Thailand's winter starts officially on Oct 23 this year. Unfortunately, the perennial PM2.5 dust and smog problem usually acompanies the cooler weather. Here are some tips and cool gadgets to help deal with it.
Steven Anaver was 'inches away from death' as the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought a record storm surge to his Kwigillingok homre in western Alaska.
Researchers mapped greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat production for cities across the United States.
India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region – home to more than 30 million people – is regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factories...
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
The United States and Saudi Arabia delayed the adoption of an international requirement for commercial cargo ships to reduce their greenhouse emissions or be subject to fines that was widely backed globally.
The president urged other countries to vote against a proposed worldwide fee on greenhouse gas emissions on the shipping industry on Friday.
The president derided an effort to limit industry emissions as the “Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping.”
Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record. Intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests and wetlands and decimated Canada’s northern forests, pushing up the levels of damaging greenhouse gases. Continue reading...
The city is relaxing its deadlines for its ambitious law to cap building emissions
LONDON - An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.
Shetland's methane emissions reached their highest level in a decade last year, driven by broken kit at EnQuest’s Sullom Voe terminal.
Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan and Peugeot/Citroën face group action in which damages could exceed £6bn Car manufacturers decided they would rather cheat to prioritise “customer convenience” and sell cars than comply with the law on deadly pollutants, the first trial day of the largest group action in English legal history has been told. More than a decade after the original “dieselgate” scandal broke, lawyers representing 1.6 million diesel car owners in the UK argue that manufacturers deliberately installed software to rig emissions tests . Continue reading...
India has mandated emission intensity reduction targets for 282 carbon-heavy industrial units, including aluminum, cement, and pulp & paper, starting 2025-26. These units must reduce greenhouse gas emissions per product unit by 2026-27, facing penalties for non-compliance. The move aligns with India's net-zero goals.
Proposed system would combine two kinds of plants, creating greater efficiency and lowering costs while curbing climate-changing emissions.
The new truck can produce up to 30 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its diesel counterpart, according to Fortis BC.
About 350,000 flee homes as heavy rain and winds sweep region, while Hurricane Priscilla forms near Mexico Typhoon Matmo made landfall on the southern coast of China on Sunday afternoon, shortly after sweeping across the island province of Hainan. The powerful storm forced the evacuation of about 350,000 people, bringing torrential rain and damaging winds, especially between Wuchuan in Guangdong and Wenchang in Hainan. Ferry services were suspended and flights cancelled at Haikou Meilan airport. Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had sustained wind speeds of 94mph (151km/h) and dumped more than 50mm of rainfall in six hours in Chongzou and Qinzhou. The city of Nanning also had high rainfall totals. Continue reading...
China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to areas across Hainan province, Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The storm is expected to move...
Back in October 2024, the Ford government was on course to exceed its 2030 target of getting greenhouse gas emissions at or below 28 per cent of their 2005 levels.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Friday night as a tropical storm moves across the Philippines and enters the South China Sea. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that Tropical Storm Matmo was centred about 610km (380 miles) east of Manila at noon and was moving west-northwest at about 22km/h...
Poll finds One Nation’s primary vote has doubled to 13% since the May federal election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian voters have backed the level of ambition of the Albanese government’s 2035 emissions reduction target, with just 13% wanting Labor to pursue steeper pollution cuts this decade. But fewer than a third of voters believe the country is likely to achieve the new target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% from 2005 levels. Continue reading...
Typhoon Bualoi has unleashed widespread flooding across the country, with Ayutthaya, Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima, and Sa Kaeo among the hardest hit.
Delhi emerges as India's most polluted region, with PM2.5 levels a staggering 20 times the WHO guideline. A new satellite study reveals the Indo-Gangetic airshed remains critically polluted, while the Northeast, particularly Assam-Tripura, is a growing concern. This year-round crisis demands a shift from city-centric to airshed-based pollution management.
The Transport Ministry has launched a PM2.5 reduction drive, pushing for the "Green List" registration of buses and trucks to support Bangkok's Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
New Delhi — It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents. Pollution been an issue for so long in the Indian capital that the city’s famous Red Fort is turning black, an … The post Lethal smog is back in the world’s most polluted capital. Residents have had enough appeared first on Egypt Independent.
If we want to cut harmful emissions we might begin with the hot air emanating from the Net Zero cult.
Millions in India's capital face a persistent health hazard from air pollution, with sustained high levels of PM2.5 linked to severe respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological damage. This daily reality, especially during winter smog, significantly reduces life expectancy and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, demanding systemic emission control.
Cold snaps and heat waves have contributed to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States over the past quarter-century, a new study says.
As the world gathers in Brazil for the UN climate talks, the country’s livestock sector – one of the largest in the world – is understandably in the spotlight. Livestock are a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil (and around the world) and have been linked to deforestation, but these animals represent so […]
To help soften the impact of the bloc’s green transition, governments and lawmakers want to postpone rollout of Emissions Trading System 2.
Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapsing - a disastrous event that could plunge the northern hemisphere into a new ice age.
If Ireland fails to meet 2030 emissions targets, it risks EU fines of almost $61b.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will keep the No 1 signal in force during the day on Tuesday as Typhoon Fung-wong edges closer to the city, with the chance of issuing a higher warning remaining limited. At 9am, Fung-wong was estimated to be about 530km (330 miles) southeast of Hong Kong and was forecast to move north at about 10km/h (6.2mph) across the...
More than 1.4 million people were forced to flee their homes nationwide.
Sir Keir Starmer agreed a 'substantial package' of agreements with Brussels in May this year (pictured) that includes a commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Super typhoon Fung-wong hit the Philippines’ northeast late on Sunday and is forecast to cause widespread damage and flooding rains across Luzon as it moves west.
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 warning signal at 12.20pm on Monday as Severe Typhoon Fung-Wong draws nearer, expected to be closest to the city later this week. The Hong Kong Observatory said it would assess the need to issue a higher typhoon warning signal on Tuesday, when local winds are set to strengthen for two days. It added that...
Super Typhoon #UwanPH (FUNG-WONG) has made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora. Max winds 185 km/h, gusts 230 km/h. TCWS No. 5 in effect. High risk of storm surge > 3.0m.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defence chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it's too late.
Typhoon Fung Wong is already bringing "life threatening conditions" to one eastern island, with widespread disruption expected later.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday.
Typhoon Uwan rapidly strengthens as it approaches the Philippines, prompting warnings of destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and possible life-threatening conditions.
The latest deadly typhoon to tear through the Philippines has killed more than 100 people, raising fears among experts that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense, and harder to prepare for. Typhoon Kalmaegi – the most recent in a string of late-season cyclones to batter the country in recent years – left a trail of devastation across the central Visayas region this week. The storm follows a worrying pattern of high-impact tropical cyclones that have struck the Philippines...
[This Day] As part of moves aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security, Dangote Cement Plc has expressed its commitment to ensuring that all its trucks are 100 per cent Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered by 2026.
The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year. The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...
Typhoon Kalmaegi has devastated the Philippines, claiming at least 90 lives and leaving dozens missing, primarily in Cebu province where flash floods caused widespread destruction. Six Air Force personnel perished in a helicopter crash during a relief mission. Authorities are investigating potential causes for the severe flooding, as the nation grapples with its vulnerability to natural disasters.
Heavy rain and floods are possible in the Northeast, the East, the Central Plains and the North from Friday to Sunday due to the influence of incoming Typhoon Kalmaegi, warns the Meteorological Department.
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said Wednesday.
The budget also doesn't mention possible incentive measures to encourage Canadians to lower their own emissions, such as reviving a subsidy for electric vehicle purchases.
Cebu province has confirmed 39 deaths as widespread flooding devastates towns.
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set off by the storm, which barrelled across the central part of the country on Tuesday, disaster response officials said.
More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country’s deadliest storms. The typhoon, with winds of 150km/h (93 mph) and gusts of up to 205km/h, made first contact in Dinagat Islands province, part of the Visayas island chain, before 11pm local time, the national weather service said. Barely an hour earlier, 34-year-old Miriam Vargas sat in the darkness with her two children after...
London mayor says government should stay true to its beliefs and face down those who claim net zero adds to cost of living Keir Starmer’s government has shown a lack of confidence that it has the answers to the country’s problems, the mayor of London has said, as he called on the chancellor to back green investment in this month’s budget. Speaking on the eve of a summit of world mayors in Rio de Janeiro, Sadiq Khan said the Treasury should be more supportive of the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, in his pursuit of the government’s target of an 81% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. Continue reading...
At a special meeting Wednesday, California Air Resources Board staff will consider making it more expensive to release greenhouse gases.
This is not only a climate emergency. It is a cultural one. The post Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska appeared first on High Country News.
Petroleum giant Exxon Mobil has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a pair of California laws that would require the company to report greenhouse gas emissions tied to the worldwide use of its products.
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions have nearly halved since 1990, official figures show. This includes carbon dioxide (CO2) which is released by burning fossil fuels.
Secretaries Chris Wright, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick and others personally called nations to scrap a vote on the carbon levy.
Delhi experienced its worst PM2.5 pollution levels of the year following Diwali, with concentrations soaring to dangerous heights. Analysis revealed alarming figures, with some areas exceeding national and WHO guidelines significantly. Even days later, pollution remained exceptionally high, posing serious health risks as fine particles penetrate the bloodstream.
Delhi choked on thick smog two days after Diwali, with air pollution levels soaring to 'very poor'. AQI reached 345, with some areas hitting 380. Transport and industrial emissions are major contributors. Residents are reporting breathing issues and eye irritation, highlighting a persistent problem exacerbated by choices like firecrackers.
Researchers mapped livestock supply chains from feed to grocery store to find the biggest influence on beef’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Loganair has confirmed plans to use hydrogen engines, as opposed to hybrid-electric models, as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions.
Delhi's air quality is set to plummet to 'severe' levels post-Diwali, with firecracker emissions expected to be the primary culprit. While stubble burning's impact may be reduced, experts warn that exceeding permitted firecracker timings could drastically worsen pollution. Strong winds later on Tuesday might offer some relief, but health concerns remain high.
Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics Under intense pressure from Donald Trump’s government, countries have postponed plans to force shipowners to start paying for the damage they do to the climate. US officials were accused of “bullying” and “intimidation”, as nations met in London for what should have been the rubber-stamping of a decision made months ago to place a small levy on the greenhouse gases from global shipping . Continue reading...
The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.
Member states of the International Maritime Organization will decide on Friday whether to formally adopt a plan to cut carbon emissions in the face of opposition from the United States.
Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state Authorities in Alaska are evacuating hundreds from villages on the state’s south-west coast that were inundated by the remnants of a typhoon last weekend, in one of the “most significant” airlifts in the state’s history. Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, decimating two small villages and displacing more than 1,500 people. Continue reading...
One town was almost completely inundated by its worst storm surge on record. The post Native Alaskan communities reeling in wake of Typhoon Halong’s remnants appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[New Times] The government is set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 53% in 2035 as a new target, The New Times has learnt.
Leading German firms are calling for carve-outs in Europe’s flagship emissions trading system.
An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.
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Footage released by Cao Bang Public Security in Vietnam shows rescue crews ferrying a man to safety after strong storms triggered by a typhoon led to swollen rivers and flooded streets.
Typhoon Matmo has weakened into a severe tropical storm and will cause heavy rains in the North, the Northeast and the East of Thailand on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Meteorological Department.
Typhoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and is expected to make landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD). While the storm will not enter Thailand, it is strengthening the southwest monsoon, bringing heavier rain and flash flood risks to northern, northeastern, eastern and southern regions through Oct...
Typhoon Matmo blew into the northern Philippines, complicating disaster response. A recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed 72 people in Cebu province. Over 5,000 houses were damaged, leaving many residents displaced. This follows another storm, Bualoi, which caused 37 deaths last week. Super Typhoon Ragasa also affected the country. The Philippines, prone to natural disasters, now faces Matmo moving towards southern China.
Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...
A new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'
Vietnamese authorities said the typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this year The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in south-east Asia has risen to more than 30, as heavy rains continued to lash the region. In Vietnam, authorities said 19 people had been killed, with 21 still missing, making it the most devastating storm to hit the country this year. Heavy rains on Tuesday raised the risk of more flooding and landslides in northern regions. Continue reading...
Long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi left swaths of Vietnam flooded on Tuesday, with the storm killing 19 people and wreaking havoc on homes, infrastructure and farmland.