Environment

With waters at 32°C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear

By Agence France-Presse When Murat Draman went scuba diving off the coast of the southern Turkish province of Antalya and saw the temperature in the depths was pushing 30°C, it didn't surprise...

DENR to deploy 28 water filtration systems for small island barangays by end of 2025

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Consistent with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive for expanded water provision programs under the government’s Integrated Water Resource Management Policy, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...

PBBM underscores ‘bayanihan’ spirit in addressing Metro Manila flood woes

By Brian Campued President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed the need for collaboration among the national government, the local government units (LGUs), and volunteer groups to sustain flood mitigation efforts in Metro...

Philippines’ biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

By Agence France-Presse A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippine province of Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. Tambiling...

New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business

By Agence France-Presse Mizan Hossain fell 10 meters (33-feet) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh—where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet...

Ethiopia’s vast lake being pumped dry

By Agence France-Presse There is a constant hum around Ethiopia's enormous Lake Dembel—the sound of its water steadily being sucked out by pumps. The pumps irrigate farms all around the lake, which is...

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