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Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says

Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says

Tired Earth October 31, 2024

The report said financing needs in developing Asian countries to cope with climate change range from $102 billion to $431....

Cool footage: Some Asian animals thrive near people

Cool footage: Some Asian animals thrive near people

Hannah Steiner October 27, 2022

Some of Asia’s largest animals are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a study finds. Others....

Up to Their Necks in Water: Asian Island Countries Facing the Problem of Climate Change

Up to Their Necks in Water: Asian Island Countries Facing the Problem of Climate Change

Rosmel Rodríguez September 28, 2022

In many regions, changing precipitation or melting snow and ice are altering hydrological systems.

Chronic air pollution cuts life expectancy by more than 2 years, study shows

Chronic air pollution cuts life expectancy by more than 2 years, study shows

Liang Lan June 14, 2022

Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday....

Asia won’t solve climate change without reform of financial markets

Asia won’t solve climate change without reform of financial markets

Rebecca Herbert August 17, 2021

More than US$16 trillion worldwide is currently sitting in government bonds yielding negative real returns. Meanwhile, the world needs at....

Rising Sea Levels Due to Climate Change Will Impact 15 Million People Across 7 Asian Cities By 2030

Rising Sea Levels Due to Climate Change Will Impact 15 Million People Across 7 Asian Cities By 2030

Liang Lan June 30, 2021

A new report by non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace East Asia analyzes the estimated economic impact of extreme rising sea levels....

Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show

Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show

George Scott June 22, 2019

Hotter temperatures have melted as much as a quarter of Himalayan glacial ice in the past 40 years, reveals a....

Trees Are Mowing Down very Fast in Queensland

Trees Are Mowing Down very Fast in Queensland

February 25, 2018

1,000 rugby pitches’ worth of forest disappear every day