WMO Warns of Climate Crisis in Asia: Extreme Rains Kill Hundreds and Displace Millions
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA - Torrential rainfall across South and Southeast Asia has triggered catastrophic floods that have killed hundreds, displaced millions, ...
Tag: Climate Disasters
Indonesia in Mourning: Sumatra Disaster Claims 604 Lives, 464 Missing, and Half a Million Displaced
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesia is in deep mourning as massive floods and landslides sweep across Sumatra, marking one of the ...
Sumatra Disaster Update: 442 Dead, 402 Missing
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the Sumatra floods and landslides ...
Indonesia Advances Satellite Navigation Technology for Disaster Mitigation
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesia is accelerating its transformation into a space-capable nation by expanding the use of Global Navigation Satellite ...
ADB, IDA, and Switzerland Partner to Support the Government of Nepal
ASIATODAY.ID, KATHMANDU — The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank Group’s International Development Association (IDA), and the Swiss Agency ...
End of Eternal Ice: Many Glaciers Will not Survive this Century
ASIATODAY.ID, GENEVA - Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current ...
City of Mecca Hit by Massive Flooding
ASIATODAY.ID, RIYADH - A strong flood hit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, January 7. The city of Mecca has already been ...
Climate Change, Major Floods Hit Southeast Asia
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA - Flood disasters have hit a number of countries in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, major floods hit eight ...
Asia Pacific is Classified as the Most Disaster-Prone Region in the World
ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA - The Asia Pacific region is known as one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. This ...
1.2 Billion People at High Risk from Climate Change Worldwide
ASIATODAY.ID, WASHINGTON - 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate hazard, such as ...