New York flooding is new normal due to climate change – governor

Reuters 10/01/2023

Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a “new normal” due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out…

Uncharted life of extreme heat

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 07/13/2023

For three days last week, the world registered temperatures that one scientist described as “almost certainly” the hottest that planet Earth has seen for the past 100,000 years. Another scientist went further by declaring that it is…

Lapu police told to prioritize health amid soaring temperatures

Futch Anthony Inso 03/29/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Members of the Lapu-Lapu City police have been advised to always prioritize their health, especially this summer season. Police Colonel Elmer Lim, city director of LCPO, said that policemen should look after their…

Cordova Council goes paperless to save on cost, environment

Futch Anthony Inso 03/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) in the town of Cordova is now going paperless in its sessions to save on cost and the environment. Instead of printing copies of minutes, agendas, and resolutions, members of…

Bohol’s ‘chocolate princess’ partners with farmers to grow local cacao industry

Doris C. Bongcac 03/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Philippines is in need of at least 50,000 metric tons of cacao per year. However, local producers are only able to supply 10,000 tons or 1/5 of the actual demand, according to…

US provides P38M in grants to promote women’s role in clean energy

PR 03/15/2023

MANILA, PHILIPPINES —On International Women’s Day March 8, the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced two new grant projects valued at P37.9 million ($690,000) to boost women’s participation in energy…

Conserving the high seas

Rodel D. Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 03/15/2023

In what is known as the wild west of oceans, piracy used to reign supreme until about 300 years ago. The “high seas” evoke images of adventure, the unknown, and danger. Today, the high seas refer to…

Hardly a drop of water to drink

Inez Ponce De Leon - @inquirer.net 02/15/2023

Last week, I joined a roundtable discussion with representatives of the World Bank. They had recently released “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines” and the Philippines’ Country Climate and Development Report. Central to our discussion, and…

New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

Reuters 01/29/2023

SYDNEY — Heavy rainfall hit New Zealand’s north island again on Sunday, causing landslides, flash floods and knocking out roads, with the death toll rising to four after a person who had been missing was confirmed dead.…

Climate protest not a crime, Greta Thunberg says after detention

Reuters 01/19/2023

LUETZERATH, Germany – Environmental activist Greta Thunberg swiftly resumed campaigning on Wednesday after she was briefly detained in Germany during a protest against a coal mine expansion, tweeting that protecting the climate was not a crime. “Yesterday I…

Surviving 2022 is a blessing

Andrew Sheng - @inquirerdotnet 12/26/2022

We survived 2022—a remarkable achievement considering that we had war, inflation, recession, natural disasters, food, and energy shortages all in one year. Moreover, 2022 world population exceeded eight billion, with another billion in 15 years’ time. By…

Climate crisis is here

Crispin C. Maslog - @inquirerdotnet 12/07/2022

An innocuous story in the ocean of online news recently caught my attention. It said that an entire Pacific island nation was considering an unusual backup plan for survival: moving its entire population to another country. The…

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