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Nepal’s Mera Glacier is among the handful of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region that meets the World Glacier Monitoring Service’s benchmark standards. Photo: Patrick Wagnon/ICIMOD
Climate change

Himalayan glacial loss threatens 2 billion as Asia’s ‘water tower’ shrinks

Conflicts, such as the Iran war, are diverting global attention away from the ecological crisis, scientists warn.

Asean

Asean bets on new framework to remedy ‘uneven’ disaster response

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Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release

Video | Fukushima’s stray animal saviour searches for redemption

Japan

Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs 15 years after Fukushima disaster

The costs of maintaining public housing for disaster victims and sea walls in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima total over US$923.7 million.

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People offer prayers and light candles during a memorial in front of Futaba Station on Tuesday ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Jiji Press/EPA
Science

China team mulls hitting typhoons with an energy beam from space

Scientist Duan Baoyan says the Zhuri project could also act as a ‘space-based power bank’ to charge satellites and other facilities.

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Japan

Japan’s nuclear waste dilemma: no prefecture wants Fukushima’s toxic soil

By law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.

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Indonesia

Video | Heavy rain triggers serious flooding in Bali

No fatalities reported despite days of heavy rain that left many trapped in homes and vehicles.

No fatalities reported despite days of heavy rain that left many trapped in homes and vehicles.
Malaysia

Sabah quake strongest to hit Malaysia in 11 years: Met Department

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Sabah on Monday is stronger than the one that killed 18 people in Ranau in 2015.

United States

8 skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

This is the deadliest avalanche in the US in over four decades.

New Zealand

‘Absolutely terrifying’ New Zealand storm leaves 30,000 homes without power

One man was found dead in a submerged vehicle on a highway after heavy rains and strong winds lashed the North Island over the weekend.

A man retrieves his belongings from a utility vehicle that plunged off a collapsed section of road in Puketotara, New Zealand, on Saturday. Photo: Wayne Feisst via Reuters
Indonesia

Video | Thousands displaced by Indonesian landslides

Access has become difficult in parts of the affected area and authorities have warned residents against returning to their homes.

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Spain

Fatal floods strike Spain and Portugal, thousands evacuating

Both countries have issued warnings over the potential fresh floods, after inundations blocked hundreds of roads and disrupted trains.

Video | Giant crater threatens Indonesian village

Crop plantations and infrastructure in Aceh village have been destroyed by giant sinkhole.

Japan

Japan’s deadly winter spurs warnings of more ‘disaster-level’ weather patterns

Severe snowfall and related accidents across Japan have killed at least 29 people, including foreign nationals on holiday, in recent weeks.

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Japanese military personnel remove snow from a rooftop in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Monday. Photo: Kyodo
The Netherlands

Caribbean island wins landmark climate case against Netherlands

The ruling mandates urgent climate action for Bonaire’s 20,000 residents, amid rising seas, setting a precedent for climate justice.

A mangrove on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. Photo: AFP
Australia

Record heat in Australia, as temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius

Authorities urge caution as temperatures soar, fuelling out of control fires.

Extreme weather

Video | Scores missing in deadly Indonesian landslide

The landslide has killed at least 25 people, as authorities warn more rain could further destabilise the slope.

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Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers recover bodies after Java landslide, 72 still missing

The landslide killed at least 25, as authorities warn coming rain could further destabilise the slope as rescuers search.

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Rescuers search for victims in a landslide-affected area in Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
The Philippines

Did shelved anti-disaster scheme lead to Philippines’ flood control woes?

The NOAH project, which ran daily from 2012 to 2016, helped the Philippines avoid ‘mass casualties in one place affected by a hazard’.

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Indonesia

‘Like thunder’: 8 killed in Indonesia, over 80 missing in Java landslide

‘It had been raining non-stop since the morning, and then it happened’.

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New Zealand

New Zealand landslide: human remains found as rescue operations end

A Chinese national died in another landslide near the Mount Maunganui campsite, both triggered by Thursday’s heavy rains.

Rescuers work at the scene of a landslide in Mount Maunganui on Saturday . Photos: Reuters
European Union

Storm unleashes half a year’s rain on Athens, leaving devastation in its wake

Top expert confirms the Greek capital received 40 per cent of its annual rainfall in under 24 hours, leaving two dead and hundreds of homes flooded.

A firefighter pumps water from a parking garage after flooding caused by heavy rain in the Glyfada district of Athens on Thursday. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan halts world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart

TEPCO halted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restart after a monitoring alarm sounded, but confirmed the reactor is stable with no radioactive impact.

New Zealand

‘I could hear people screaming’: several feared buried in New Zealand campsite

‘I looked behind me and there’s a huge landslide coming down. And I’m still shaking from it now,’ a tourist at Mount Maunganui says.

Japan

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima under close scrutiny

The No 6 unit at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reached criticality on Wednesday, a key step in Japan’s push for stable energy despite lingering safety fears.

A Tepco employee opens a watertight door inside the unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in August 2024. Photo: AFP
Japan

Alarm bells ring for Japan’s Tepco as glitch delays nuclear restart

The delay was reportedly due to an alarm malfunction that occurred during equipment testing over the weekend.

An aerial photo shows the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on April 2021. Photo: Kyodo/AP
Chile

Chile declares catastrophe as wildfires rage and kill at least 18

President Boric deploys the military to hard-hit regions as fast-moving blazes devour hundreds of homes.

Austria

Recovery continues after 8 skiers killed in avalanches in Austria

Three avalanches across Austria on the weekend killed eight people - all during off-piste ski tours.

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