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Climate Change

September 3, 2024 4:33 PM

Climate change puts South Korea’s beloved cabbage dish at risk

South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Napa cabbage thrives in cooler climates, and is usuall...

September 2, 2024 3:04 PM

Africa faces steep costs as temperatures soar, says WMO

Africa faces an increasingly heavy toll from climate change with many countries having to spend up to 9% of their budgets battling climate extremes, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said on Monday. Despite producing far lower greenhouse gas emissions than other continents, Africa's ...

September 2, 2024 11:00 AM

Wild weather hits Australia: woman dead, 120,000 without power

A woman has died and more than 120,000 were left without power after high winds and heavy rain hit southern Australia, authorities said on Monday. There was widespread damage in the states of Victoria and Tasmania, while a 63-year-old woman was killed after a tree fell on a cabin at a holiday park ...

August 30, 2024 7:09 PM

Bangladesh garment industry short on cotton as floods worsen protest backlog

Garment factories in Bangladesh, one of the world's biggest clothing production hubs, are struggling to complete orders on time as flooding disrupts their cotton supplies - exacerbating a backlog caused by recent political turmoil. Bangladesh is a leading global cotton importer due to the size of i...

August 30, 2024 1:36 PM

Typhoon Shanshan brings torrential rains, travel turmoil across Japan

Typhoon Shanshan deluged large parts of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm's centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. In the southwestern region of Kyushu, where what authorities sa...

August 27, 2024 10:57 PM

Landslide disrupts life in the Himalayan Nation

Two roads connecting the provincial capital Hetauda to the federal capital Kathmandu have been completely blocked due to landslides triggered by incessant rain. Landslides have blocked the road passing through Sisneri, Kulekhani, Pharping and Kathmandu in Ramchandra Bhanjyang of Indrasarowar Rural M...

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