Scientists officially declared 2024 as the hottest year on record
Tag: Climate Change
World Meteorological Organization says 2024 is set to be warmest on record
World Meteorological Organization data shows 2024 is set to be warmest on record
Global demand for coal to breach records in 2024, shows latest IEA report
Global coal demand touch record high in 2024
Singapore NParks launches 100K Corals Initiative, an extensive tech-based marine conservation effort
Corals will be cultivated at a new coral culture facility at NParks’ Marine Park Outreach and Education Centre on St John’s Island, before being transplanted into the marine environment of Singapore, in order to restore degraded reefs or establish new coral communities.
Singapore ready to host APEC Summit in 2030, says PM Wong in Peru at 2024 meet
APEC Peru 2024 was held from 15 to 16 November 2024, and PM Wong offered to host the 2030 meeting at the closing of this year’s summit. This international forum has 21 member economies, which collectively account for almost half of all global trade and commerce.
UN weather agency warns greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023
UN weather agency warns greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023
Scientists warn the world is on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster
Scientists say world is on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster
Temasek marks 50th anniversary by setting aside SGD 100 million in Concessional Capital for Climate Action
Temasek said in a media release: “The battle for net zero will be won or lost in Asia, which hosts more than half of the world’s population and contributes more than half of global carbon emissions. Yet the region faces unique structural constraints and challenges that hinder the pace of progress.”
Climate Change concern: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice
Iceland’s glaciers are retreating fast
3 million people and countless animals struggle to survive in flooded Bangladesh
A depression (a system that brings in copious rainfall) in the Bay of Bengal has led to the current deluge with rivers in two basins — the north-eastern Meghna Basin and south-western Chattogram (Chittagong) Hills Basin — flowing above the danger mark.
