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2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change.
Mon Dec 09 2024
2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records

2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records

Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change.
Mon Jul 08 2024
EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

Here's how climate change is pushing heat to new extremes.
Sat Jun 22 2024
South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh

South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh

Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change.
Fri May 24 2024
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says

The stark finding comes from one of two new studies, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb.
Fri May 17 2024
Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

In British Columbia, thousands of residents were evacuated as the nearby blaze nearly doubled to 4,136 hectares.
Mon May 13 2024
Hot weather: MOH to announce immediately if schools need to be closed

Hot weather: MOH to announce immediately if schools need to be closed

The public has been told not to worry about the hot weather that is hitting several states now, as the situation is being closely monitored by the Ministry of Health (MOH), said its minister Datuk Ser
Fri May 03 2024
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region.
Thu May 02 2024
Philippines' 'dangerous' heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch

Philippines' 'dangerous' heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch

Philippines grapples with heatwave that is also affecting other parts of Southeast Asia.
Mon Apr 29 2024
The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?

The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?

Bleaching is triggered by water temperature anomalies that cause corals to expel the colorful algae living in their tissues.
Sun Apr 21 2024
Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says

Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says

Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures.
Tue Apr 16 2024
El Nino: Al-Sultan Abdullah views 'drying' Sungai Pahang from the air

El Nino: Al-Sultan Abdullah views 'drying' Sungai Pahang from the air

The Sultan of Pahang decided to fly over the river and view the condition of the drying up river while on the way back from Kuala Lumpur.
Thu Mar 28 2024
World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says

World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says

Marine biologists are on high alert following months of record-breaking ocean heat fuelled by climate change and El Nino climate pattern.
Fri Mar 08 2024
Indonesia to import 1.6 mln tons of rice due to delayed harvest

Indonesia to import 1.6 mln tons of rice due to delayed harvest

The harvest season should have been in March-April, but now it's pushed back to April, May, and June, resulting in reduced production.
Thu Feb 15 2024
Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon

Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon

According to MetMalaysia, hot weather during this period is a repeated phenomenon that occurs annually every February to May.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Malaysia urges citizens to leave South Sudan as security situation worsens

Malaysia urges citizens to leave South Sudan as security situation worsens

Wisma Putra urges Malaysians to leave immediately while commercial flights are still operating.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Sudan's army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region

Sudan's army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region

RSF controls parts of Omdurman and has fortified west Sudan, dividing the nation into rival zones.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Canada's prime minister says nothing off the table in response to Trump's tariffs

Canada's prime minister says nothing off the table in response to Trump's tariffs

A trade war would be extremely damaging for Canada, which sends 75% of its exports to the United States.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Trump says larger tariffs could be imposed on Canada, EU if they cause US 'economic harm'

Trump says larger tariffs could be imposed on Canada, EU if they cause US 'economic harm'

Donald Trump warns of massive tariffs on the EU & Canada if they collude to hurt the US economy - far larger than currently planned.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns

Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns

The WFP has suffered severe financial setbacks after the US, its single largest donor, announced a 90-day pause on foreign aid assistance.
Fri Mar 28 2025
South Koreans mourn historic temple burnt by wildfire, race to save others

South Koreans mourn historic temple burnt by wildfire, race to save others

At least 18 heritage sites or objects damaged, destroyed.
Fri Mar 28 2025
What are the US and Europe doing to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea?

What are the US and Europe doing to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea?

Here is how the attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Houthis have affected trade for Europe and the US.
Fri Mar 28 2025
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un touts AI suicide drones, early-warning aircraft

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un touts AI suicide drones, early-warning aircraft

Kim Jong Un says unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea

Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea

The bridge was agreed upon during Putin's 2024 North Korea visit, when both nations signed a strategic partnership deal.
Fri Mar 28 2025
Court allows Rosmah to include Govt, police as third parties in missing jewellery lawsuit

Court allows Rosmah to include Govt, police as third parties in missing jewellery lawsuit

Judge says Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has established a prima facie case to be granted leave to issue the third-party notice.
Thu Mar 27 2025