Environment/Science
Environment/Science
Over 150 people were killed and hundreds injured after six earthquakes, including one with a 7.7 magnitude, hit near Sagaing in central Myanmar at 12.50 pm (local time) Friday, state-run broadcaster MRTV said. more
Several feared dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, 30-storey building collapses in Bangkok

Many people are feared dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit northwestern Myanmar on Friday, with the strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's Bangkok city where a 30-storey ...

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake causes widespread destruction in Myanmar, high-rise building collapses in Thailand

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's capital, Bangkok city, media reports said.

UN experts warn many glaciers will not survive this century

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate ...

Weak La Niña weather event may be brief, says World Meteorological Organization

The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced.

US-based Firefly Aerospace completes moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

US-based company Firefly Aerospace on Sunday announced its spacecraft Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the co ...

Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost to protect flora, fauna by 2030

Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Nepal, no casualty

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India's Bihar state, media reports said.

Scientists find ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown.

Scientists officially confirm 2024 was the hottest year on record

UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperat ...