Environment

UN Allocates Four Million USD For Flood-Hit Bangladesh

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-BSS) – The United Nations has allocated four million U.S. dollars from its Central Emergency Response…

Bangladesh Capital Reels Under Water-logging Amid Heavy Morning Rain

DHAKA, Sept 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, experienced heavy rainfall yesterday, resulting in extensive water-logging in parts of the…

Mongooses Eradicated On Japan’s World Heritage Island: Gov’t

TOKYO, Sept 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Environment Ministry, yesterday, declared that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island, a…

Tropical Storm Yagi Expected To Bring Heavy Rainfall To Laos

VIENTIANE, Sept 4 (NNN-KPL) – The weather bureau of Laos, warned people across the country, to stay alert to the…

Australians Warned To Prepare For Fires, Cyclones, Floods During High-Risk Season

CANBERRA, Sept 3 (NNN-AAP) – Australians have been told to prepare for possible cyclones, storms, fires and flooding, during the…

Floods, Landslides In Philippines Killed 10

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-PNA) – Floods and landslides triggered by tropical storm Yagi, have killed at least 10 people and…

Japan Logs Joint Hottest Summer, 1.76 Degrees Higher Than Average

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, said yesterday, the country witnessed its joint hottest summer this year since…

Heavy Rain May Continue Through Tomorrow In Northern, Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency warned that, extremely heavy rain could continue through tomorrow, in northern and…

ADB Approves 93.6 Million USD Financing To Cambodia For Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene Improvement

PHNOM PENH, Sept 2 (NNN-AKP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), approved 93.6 million U.S. dollars in loans and grants,…

Evacuations Ordered Amid Flood Threat In Tasmania

SYDNEY, Sept 2 (NNN-AAP) – A major flood warning was issued today, in the Australian island state of Tasmania, with…