Impact of Climate Change on Street Vendors: New Report
Street vendors in Southeast Asia are on the frontline of climate change, facing increasing threats from heatwaves, floods and storms that threaten their...
Working in the Heat: A Public Health Crisis for Outdoor Workers
Rising temperatures and worsening air quality are putting millions of outdoor workers across Asia at serious health risk, yet their struggles remain largely...
How Is Climate Change Affecting Asia: WMO’s State of Climate Change 2024 Report
Asia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, with escalating extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and devastating floods and droughts threatening...
Scientists: Climate Change Added 30 Extra Days of Extreme Heat For 4 Billion People
Researchers are clear—without sweeping reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and an urgent fossil fuel phaseout, temperatures will continue to rise, increasing the severity...
The 2025 Heatwave in Southeast Asia: A Window Into the Future
With every passing year, the problem of extreme heat is growing more severe. While heatwaves intensify, arrive earlier and last longer, demographic, economic...
Millions Exposed to Life-threatening Extreme Heat in Recent Months
Researchers warn of the increasing severity of heat events worldwide that reveal a dangerous and escalating pattern of heat exposure.
Climate Change Fuels Wildfires in Japan and South Korea
Researchers find climate change made March's wildfires more intense, with thousands impacted by the widespread blazes.
How Extreme Heat in India Is Disrupting Education
Extreme heat in India is forcing school closures, reducing learning hours and making classrooms unbearable. As temperatures continue to rise, this threatens the...
2025’s Heatwaves in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh Have Arrived
South Asia faces a scorching reality: heatwaves are no longer a theoretical and rare scenario but a yearly occurrence. More importantly, they arrive...
