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Archipelago 4 months ago

Thailand, Indonesia begin clean-up after massive floods kill hundreds

Rescuers in Indonesia were struggling to reach the worst-affected areas of Sumatra island, where more than 100 people were still missing.

Society 4 months ago

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Cyclone havoc signals heightened climate crisis, environmental destruction

Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which formed over the Malacca Strait, reached Sumatra’s mainland on Wednesday, unleashing extreme rainfall and strong winds that triggered severe flash floods and landslides across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.

Academia 7 months ago

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Elevating ASEAN’s role in peace and prosperity

The ASEAN secretary-general needs to be vested with the capacity of a chief executive officer, allowing him or her to play a more strategic but tactical role in resolving regional issues.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Australia readies as cyclone veers towards eastern coast

Tropical Cyclone Alfred would strike Friday morning near bustling Brisbane city, forecasters said, the first typhoon to hit the region in more than 50 years.

Environment 1 year ago

'Dangerous new era': Climate change spurs disaster in 2024

This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Millions without power as cyclone Remal pounds Bangladesh and India

The storm crossed the coastal regions of Bangladesh's Mongla port and the adjoining Sagar Islands in India's West Bengal state with wind speed measuring up to 135 kmph (about 84 mph), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Society 2 years ago

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Extreme weather looms over Indonesia

Authorities have urged the public to stay vigilant in the coming weeks for potential extreme weather in many parts of the country amid multiple ongoing natural disasters that have claimed dozens of lives.

Academia 2 years ago

The climate crisis is a health crisis, more so in Asia Pacific

We need the countries most responsible for this global warming of 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to help those who are most affected, to take responsibility, and to provide financial and technical support to those most vulnerable.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar

Footage from Rakhine state, which was ravaged in May by Cyclone Mocha, showed large areas of villages and farmland submerged by murky, yellow-brown waters.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Category 5 Cyclone Mocha set to crash over Myanmar, Bangladesh

Mocha was packing winds of up to 140 knots or 259 kilometres per hour, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center said, the equivalent to a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

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