
Climate change forged a new reality in 2024: 'This is life now'
In 2024, billions of people across the world faced climatic conditions that broke record after record.
Sat Dec 28 2024
AWANI Tonight: Are Malaysians prepared to face climate risks?
A study by Zurich Malaysia reveals that financial constraints are among key reasons many Malaysians feel unprepared for climate events like floods, heatwaves, and landslides.
Fri Dec 06 2024

The Mekong is drying up. What now?
A host of issues are tied together with climate change in the region and will require a sustained and coordinated effort to overcome.
Sat Aug 17 2024

Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza
Aid agencies tailoring responses to cope with extreme heat.
Tue Aug 13 2024

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
Europeans live in the world's fastest-warming continent, facing growing health risks stemming from intense heat.
Tue Aug 13 2024

Dangerous heat expected for much of Japan on Friday
The JMA and the Environment Ministry have issued heatstroke alerts for 30 prefectures, urging people across the country to take precautions.
Fri Aug 09 2024

UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day
Scorching conditions have killed 1,300 hajj pilgrims and closed schools for some 80 million children in Africa and Asia.
Fri Jul 26 2024

Ice baths and ventilators: India's hospitals adapt to killer heat
Over 100 dead and 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases were recorded in India.
Sat Jun 29 2024

Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate
Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered with the Saudi authorities.
Thu Jun 27 2024

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures
Extreme heat hammers nearly two million participants in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mon Jun 24 2024

EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide
Here's how climate change is pushing heat to new extremes.
Sat Jun 22 2024

EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety
Experts say more deaths occur earlier in the summer when people's bodies have not had a chance to acclimatize to the season.
Fri Jun 21 2024

Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat
Extreme heat has proved fatal for hundreds who began the journey last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Thu Jun 20 2024

India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer
Billions across Asia are grappling with extreme heat this summer in a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.
Thu Jun 20 2024

Pilgrims brace for brutal heat during Haj
Millions face heat stroke risk as Haj coincides with Mecca's hottest month.
Fri Jun 07 2024