Economic losses from droughts, floods and landslides have skyrocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage worth US$35.6 billion and affected almost 50 million people
As typhoons, floods, heat waves and droughts in the Asia-Pacific region highlight the need for decisive climate action, too few of its countries are sufficiently meeting their commitments, a study finds.
Have you ever wondered how rainbows are formed? These bands of light that we usually associate with positive things like happiness or good weather, appear with torrential rains and floods.
Climate change remains a top concern for insurance companies, even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine stokes geopolitical and energy-related fears within the industry.
According to the research, published in Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment, as people emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms, and much of that heat (about 90%) ends up being absorbed by the oceans.
The effects of climate change, such as natural disasters, pollution and environmental degradation, are affecting the health of many people around the world.