North Korea says thousands of homes hit by flooding
SEOUL — More than 4,000 homes in North Korea's city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, state media KCNA said on July 31.
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Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise
BONDALEM, Indonesia — Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali, but the frequency of mass coral bleachings he says is now devastating.
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing
KATHMANDU — Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday (July 7).
Parts of northwest Delhi flooded after canal breach
NEW DELHI — Parts of north-west Delhi were flooded on Thursday (July 11) after a breach in a canal that supplies water from a nearby state, and repair work was being carried out to minimise the impact, a senior local official said in a social media post.
Indians battle intense heat with 'mad rush' for air conditioners, beer
BENGALURU — Demand for beer in India is at a multi-year high and air conditioner sales are skyrocketing as the intense, unprecedented heat scorching parts of the country becomes a boon for some consumer businesses.
How Indonesia's deforestation persists despite moratorium
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Awyu tribe of the Papua region has filed a case to the Supreme Court seeking to cancel permits for palm oil concessions on thousands of hectares of rainforest over which it has ancestral rights.
In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favour for 2040 plan
TOKYO — Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand and heightening geopolitical risks, but is likely to struggle to meet its targets, industry experts say.
Heatwave kills at least 56 in India; nearly 25,000 heatstroke cases from March-May
NEW DELHI — India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heatstroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heatwave days across the country from March to May.