climate change

Early holiday, more fans: Philippines schools adapt to climate change

Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold…

1 month ago

Beating the Weather: Why Trees Matter in PH’s Dry and Wet Seasons

IN RECENT years, the Philippines has experienced a series of unpredictable weather patterns, witnessing scorching heat in the mornings giving…

2 months ago

Healing earth? Deforestation in Amazon, down to lowest level

THE DEFORESTATION in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest – which has been dubbed by many as the “lungs of the planet” –…

9 months ago

87% of Filipinos felt climate change impacts in past 3 years – SWS

AROUND nine in 10 Filipinos said they have experienced the impacts of climate change in the past three years, a…

1 year ago

EU Climate Monitor: 2023 is hottest year due to climate change

2023 was recorded as the hottest year with a 1.5-degree-C increase in Earth’s surface temperature, according to EU Climate Monitor.…

1 year ago

Philippines records fewer storms, faces worst drought in decades

THE Philippines has so far endured fewer storms in 2023 than in any of the past 25 years and now…

1 year ago

Over 110 nations commit to triple renewable energy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - More than 110 countries have signed up to a commitment to triple the world's renewable energy…

1 year ago

Six young people sue 32 European states over climate change

STRASBOURG, France-- Six Portuguese youths are taking 32 nations to the European Court of Human Rights this month for not doing…

2 years ago

Kids entitled to clean, healthy environment: UN committee

GENEVA, Switzerland-- All children are entitled to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said for the first time on…

2 years ago

50% chance 2023 will be warmest year on record: NOAA

WASHINGTON, United States-- There is a nearly 50 percent probability that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded and next…

2 years ago