Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents

2024-03-20T06:19+0100downtoearth (en)

Almost every day over the last nine months, Indonesia has broken national records. The record-breaking temperatures continued on March 19, 2024, when many stations reported their warmest March night on record. At the same time, temperature in Putussibau, one of the towns in West Kalimantan Province, surpassed its previous March heat record.

La tasa de elevación del nivel del mar en el planeta se ha duplicado en 20 años

2024-03-19T13:05+0100lavanguardia (es)

La subida media mundial del nivel del mar en el año 2023 alcanzó un nuevo récord, según recogen las mediciones por satélite que se vienen efectuando desde 1993. Para los expertos es una consecuencia más del continuo calentamiento de los océanos (y de su expansión térmica), así como del derretimiento....

News2 hours ago Northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai Struggles to Combat Wildfires

2024-03-11T02:58+0100chiangraitimes (en)

The governor of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is offering a 10,000-baht reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of someone who sets fire to forested regions. Chiang Mai’s Governor Nirat Sitthithaworn said on Sunday that the prize was a bid to manage smog in March, when....

Bt10,000 reward offered per arrest of forest fire starters in Chiang Mai

2024-03-10T12:28+0100thaipbs (en)

The Chiang Mai provincial administration is offering a reward of Bt10,000 for the arrest of the person or people who started forest fires, as the PM2.5 dust problem in 17 northern provinces, mainly caused by human-initiated forest fires, steadily increases.

Las imágenes más impactantes del premio de fotografía Luis Valtueña

2024-03-04T13:34+0100elasombrario (es)

Una Humanidad donde habita gente como Netanyahu, Putin y Trump es inhumana. Un mundo en el que se agolpan invasiones como la de Ucrania por parte de la dictadura rusa y genocidios como el de Gaza por parte del Gobierno de ultraderecha de Israel nos hace plantearnos qué estamos haciendo, adónde vamos.

Chiang Mai tops world’s most polluted cities due to rampant forest fires

2024-02-28T01:32+0100phuketgazette (en)

, a province in northern Thailand, has been blanketed by worsening haze, catapulting it to the top of the list of the world’s ten most polluted cities . The thick smog is a direct consequence of forest fires that have been burning unabated for approximately two weeks.

Forest fires blanket Chiang Mai in haze

2024-02-27T23:21+0100BangkokPost (en)

CHIANG MAI: The haze in this northern province worsened on Tuesday as the provincial capital topped the list of the 10 most polluted cities in the world. This was attributed to forest fires that have been raging for about two weeks. According to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development....

Dholes latest wild canids likely making comeback in Nepal, study shows

2024-02-27T16:47+0100mongabay (en)

Dholes and Himalayan wolves were extensively persecuted across rural Nepal for preying on livestock, leading to their decline in the region. But recent observations suggest a resurgence of both species, possibly due to the reclaiming of their former territories: Himalayan wolves may have followed....

Beware of air pollution triggered by wildfire, crop burning

2024-02-25T01:59+0100gnlm (en)

Beware of the looming threat of air pollution stemming from wildfires and crop burning, a concern that Myanmar and its neighbouring nations — China, Laos, and Thailand — are actively addressing along their shared borders. The primary objective is to curb the spread of smog and smoke, which emanate from various sources, including forest fires.