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Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino raises concerns about food supplies

Double blow for farmers already grappling with fertiliser and diesel shortages caused by Iran war

WMO secretary-general Celeste Saulo says a strong El Nino will "exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves".

UN urges the world to be ready for extreme heat risk from El Nino

The World Meteorological Organization predicts that the weather pattern will likely continue until November

Heat health alerts are in effect through Thursday across England, with amber warnings for the southern half of the country.

Europe heat wave triggers tropical nights and soaring fan sales

The searing start to the season is intensifying concerns about how climate change is spurring more extreme weather impacts

Food makes up about 40% to 50% of consumer price baskets in emerging markets in Asia, making them vulnerable to price shocks.

Asia heatwaves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil

For now, Singapore, which boasts strong AI-driven economic growth, is expected to see stable inflation

In Singapore, government agencies have been directed to manage the operating times of ACs, lighting and elevators.

South-east Asia office workers swelter in energy-saving drive, heatwave

Many countries have imposed temperature controls at government workplaces since the war began, among other measures to conserve energy

Malaysia is expected to be the first hit by unseasonal heat in South-east Asia from March to May.

South-east Asia faces sweltering heat as war limits energy supply

A prolonged disruption will threaten the fossil-fuel-reliant region’s power generation into April and May

A wildfire burns in Garano, north-western Spain. Nearly four-fifths of the world's land has faced all-time-high temperatures this century.
PERSPECTIVE

A chart climate change deniers can’t ignore

The highest land-surface temperatures have been recorded in recent decades. The world is getting hotter – and fast

A wildfire rages on Studeno mountain above Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Aug 15, 2025. Europe "continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss", noted the EEA, which compiled data from 38 countries across the continent for its report.

Europe must step up efforts to protect environment: report

EUROPE is a world leader in the fight against climate change but must do more to protect its environment and improve its resilience against global warming, the European Union’s environment agency warn...

Commuters cross the street on their way to work on a hot, sunny morning in Tokyo on Aug 6, 2025. Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 deg C or more

[TOKYO] Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35 deg C or above, the weather office said on Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

Thanks to artist Jonas Griessler collective’s artwork covering the black asphalt with a multitude of bright colours, the ground temperature has dropped from 31 to 20 deg C.

Keeping cool with colours, Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat

With more intense, longer and more frequent heatwaves a direct consequence of climate change, according to scientists, European cities are trying to change their urban planning