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16 October, 2024
Native American-style tepees at the Saiyuen glamping site in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Tourism

Is getting back to nature in a tent really all that eco-friendly?

The rise of ‘glamping’ offers some a romantic way of sleeping under the stars in the great outdoors – but the environment could be suffering as a result.

US-China relations

Has Trump created an opening for China by quitting WHO and Paris Agreement?

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Waste-to-energy plant backs recycling push in Hong Kong

Climate change

Davos climate activists paint Amazon base green, disrupt helicopters

Greenpeace, which briefly blocked heliport in the Swiss town, said it was calling for ‘a fair tax on the richest people’.

Climate activists hold a banner as they stand behind police after they painted the windows of the Amazon booth during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Monday. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather

Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms

Much of the eastern half of the US will this week experience some of the coldest temperatures this winter, if not for several years.

Thailand

Sweet surrender? The Thai sugar farmers being pushed to the brink

Farmers say they feel besieged as global price collapse, Chinese ban on syrup imports and government’s fight against air pollution add to dilemmas.

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The Philippines

Asian Angle | Manila must put brakes on car-centric policies, seek viable transport solutions

Manila is the world’s most congested city, and car-centric government policies, combined with insufficient investment in public transport, are making things worse.

Heavy traffic on the streets of Manila -- the world’s most congested city. Photo: Shutterstock
China-India relations

China’s Himalayan mega dam deepens India’s water worries

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy the waters.

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China economy

Editorial | By putting technology first, China can carry on down growth path

Beijing’s goal of economic restructuring and industrial upgrading is working as it hits its 5% growth target.

United States

Burning Teslas add to toxic mix of pollution delaying LA return

Electric cars add a new dimension to the mess left by devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

A Tesla is destroyed due to the Palisades Fire on January 8. Photo: Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Wellness

Snake behaviour altered by climate change, habitat loss. Why we’re at risk

Rising global temperatures and growing human populations are going to increase conflict between snakes and people, experts say.

Snakes, such as the python above, and humans are being driven together by the effects of climate change, which experts say will result in more snakebite cases. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Los Angeles wildfires could spawn fire tornadoes, experts warn

Combination of high winds and dry conditions could create a perfect storm for dangerous phenomena.

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United States

Los Angeles firefighters hold the line in extreme conditions

High winds and low humidity pose extreme danger across the parched landscape around Los Angeles.

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Wellness

Microplastics in tea bags work their way deep into our bodies, study finds

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering human organs.

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Loose leaf tea might be a more healthy alternative to tea bags, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Los Angeles braces for new week of wildfires as Santa Ana winds return

Fierce Santa Ana winds have been largely blamed for turning wildfires last week into infernos that levelled entire neighbourhoods.

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Pacific Palisades residents look through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by fire. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

As smog shrouds Thailand, Bangkok tackles toxic air with remote work

Voluntary work-from-home measures were being considered in a bid to reduce traffic congestion, the city’s governor said.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s children suffer amid climate change-fuelled floods and disease

Turbocharged monsoon floods are intensifying the spread of waterborne diseases in the Indian Ocean island nation.

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Extreme weather

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides caused by torrential rain

At least 80mm of rain fell in the space of one hour in the city of Ipatinga, where nine died.

A landslide in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Photo: AFP
China energy security

China’s solar farms spread into new regions amid green energy push

Country’s largest mudflat solar photovoltaic energy storage facility combines salt production with photovoltaic power generation.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong scientists turn kombucha ingredient into plastic substitute

Team’s waterproof, oilproof polymer can be used as a biodegradable packaging material for food and drinks.

Climate change

Scientists say 2024 was first year above 1.5 degrees of global warming

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold.

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A boy cools off in a mister before a baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri in 2024. File photo: AP
Science

China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power

Chinese rocket scientist reveals blueprint for ‘incredible project’ to build solar power station in space using super heavy rockets.

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A Long March-5 rocket is seen at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China. The much larger Long March-9, a reusable heavy-lift rocket, will be used to realise plans for the solar power station in space. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands

‘Centralised Waste Plastics Collection’ pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have matured, official says.

United States

Raging LA wildfire engulfs upscale Pacific Palisades, triggers evacuations

Evacuations cause traffic jams, residents flee on foot as wildfire rages in Los Angeles enclave known for its celebrity allure.

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Japan

Japan’s hottest year: record breaking temperatures threaten rice supply

With scorching summers, sweltering autumns and a steady rise in sea temperatures, Japan’s climate crisis deepened in 2024.

Pedestrians use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun on a hot day in Tokyo last July. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Taken down and stripped’: Trump’s second term set to wipe government language

Experts predict a shift in government language, with references to diversity and other issues being removed or downplayed.

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Donald Trump’s second term may see drastic removal of climate change, LGBTQ, and immigration references from government websites, potentially reversing Biden’s policies. Photo: Reuters
Business of climate change

China’s Trina Solar sets world record for solar conversion technology

The company’s solar module beat the decades old solar cell efficiency record held by University of New South Wales laboratory.

Science

Chinese research ship starts country’s first survey of Bohai Sea’s winter ice

The icebreaker owned by Sun Yat-sen University is studying the impact of rapid environmental changes on the climate.

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