BEIJING -- Floods caused by a week of torrential rains have killed 10 people and displaced more than 11,000 in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, known for its many rivers, local media said Saturday.Rains have been pounding the region sincelast weekend, causing rivers toburst their banks and... Read More
MANILA -- The government of Japan is funding a project to help over 5,750 farmers and households in Baggao, Cagayan to raise their income through charcoal production without resorting to environmentally destructive activities.Japan turned over this week its Production and Marketing of “Clean... Read More
SYDNEY -- Wild winds have caused major delays at airports on the east coast of Australia Friday, with conditions expected to worsen during the afternoon.The gale force winds with gusts of more than 100 km. per hour meant it has been too dangerous to fly.At Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport, about 120... Read More
MANILA -- Government plans sticking to its target of permanently closing this December Payatas sanitary landfill in Quezon City."That target remains so (the) Quezon City government must already commence, as soon as possible, closure and rehabilitation activities in Payatas," said Executive Director... Read More
MANILA -- Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains, and possible occasional heavy rains, gusty winds and lightning due to thunderstorms, will be experienced over Mindanao, said Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 24-hour forecast released... Read More
MASHAD, Razavi Khorasan prov, Aug. 12 -- The number of victims of Friday's flash flood in the Razavi Khorasan Province mounted to 8, it was reported on Saturday.The flood, which happened on Friday in this northeastern, also damaged some 25 villages, Managing Director of the provincial Crisis... Read More
BEIJING, Aug. 12 -- A powerful tornado has swept through several villages in northern China, flattening homes and killing at least five people, local media said on Saturday.The storm hit the prefecture-level city ofChifeng inChina’s Inner Mongolia region onFriday, according tothe... Read More
MANILA, Aug. 11 -- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is determining magnitude and other details of the earthquake Metro Manila felt Friday (Aug. 11).The earthquake's magnitude might be 6.0 or higher, said Phivolcs Dir. Renato Solidum.Movement of Manila Trench may have... Read More
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- An international report issued Thursday by the US government confirmed that 2016 topped 2015 as the hottest year globally in 137 years of record keeping."Most indicators of climate change (in 2016) continued to follow trends of a warming world," the US National Oceanic and... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 10 – The municipal government of Brooke’s Point, southern Palawan, is poised to sue the controversial Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC) for alleged illegal mining operations.In local interviews with the media, Mayor Mary Jean Feliciano said the criminal case they... Read More
MANILA, Aug. 10 -- Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, except for isolated light to occasionally heavy rains, gusty winds and lightning, will be experienced over the entire country, state weather bureau, PAGASA, said in its 24-hour forecast released Thursday afternoon.The ridge of a high-pressure area is... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 8 -- An appeal for 1,500 signatures has been launched in a petition website to save a numberof ancient Acacia trees from the planned Php30-billionsix-lane road widening project by the Palawan government.Presented as “Please save Palawan's Acacia Tunnel,” the... Read More
ISTANBUL, Aug. 8 -- An extreme humidity and heatwave has gripped Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Monday.Over 80 percent of humidity caused the so-called "perceived" temperature to be felt as 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the city.The heatwave, combined with extreme humidity, has intolerably... Read More
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