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straitstimes.com > opinion > are-we-giving-up-on-a-1-5-deg-c-limit-to-global-warming

Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming?

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (131+ words) A UN report on minimising global temperature “overshoot” is meant to be a call for action. But it is preaching to a world increasingly incapable of facing up to the climate emergency. The spillway (foreground) at Imja Lake in Nepal,…...

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straitstimes.com > world > europe > august-was-worlds-joint-hottest-month-on-record-scientists-say

August was world’s joint-hottest month on record, scientists say

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (509+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026, 10:34 AM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 11:03 AM BRUSSELS – The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet’s average global temperature to more than 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial levels, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service…...

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straitstimes.com > world > united-states > alarm-bells-ringing-us-summer-heat-shatters-record

???Alarm bells ringing???: US summer heat shatters record

20+ hour, 22+ min ago   (563+ words) The US authorities have previously announced that July 2026 was the hottest of all months ever recorded in the US. Published Sep 10, 2026, 07:42 AM WASHINGTON – The United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > nepal-puts-climate-justice-at-centre-of-global-pitch-for-flood-aid

Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid

21+ hour, 18+ min ago   (551+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026, 02:32 AM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 02:37 AM KATHMANDU, Sept 9 - Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for financial help this week, arguing they should contribute to the $5 billion needed for initial rebuilding as the disaster shows how climate change…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > south-asia > nepal-turns-to-drones-to-deliver-flood-relief

Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood relief

22+ hour, 24+ min ago   (314+ words) Nepal Army soldiers preparing an aid package to be transported using a drone to stranded residents across the Trishuli River in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Sept 8. Published Sep 09, 2026, 10:12 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:57 PM DEVIGHAT, Nepal – With roads and bridges destroyed…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > politics > singapores-food-resilience-not-about-guaranteeing-every-food-product-remains-available-grace-fu

Singapore’s food resilience not about guaranteeing every food product remains available: Grace Fu

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1344+ words) Customers at three Giant supermarkets can buy locally grown live seafood, including tilapia, sea bass, grouper and vannamei prawns. Published Sep 09, 2026, 08:25 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 08:36 PM Follow our live coverage here SINGAPORE - During a crisis, food resilience is not about guaranteeing…...

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straitstimes.com > sport > record-rain-in-japan-forces-asian-games-athletes-to-evacuate-accommodation-leaks-reported-in-venues

Asian Games athletes evacuated amid record rainfall in Nagoya

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (707+ words) A car driving along a road flooded by heavy rain while banners for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are visible in the background, in Nagoya on Sept 8. About 104mm of rain fell in an hour in Nagoya, prompting municipal officials to issue…...

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straitstimes.com > world > europe > eu-faces-complaint-over-plan-to-simplify-more-environmental-laws

EU faces complaint over plan to simplify more environmental laws

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (390+ words) European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman Published Sep 09, 2026, 04:07 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 04:12 PM BRUSSELS, Sept 8 - Environmental campaign groups lodged a complaint against the European Commission on Tuesday, accusing the EU executive…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > environment > s-e-asia-should-look-beyond-geopolitics-focus-on-people-when-facing-climate-crisis-al-gore

Al Gore to S-E Asia: Look beyond geopolitics, focus on people when facing climate crisis

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (710+ words) Former US vice-president Al Gore, founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, presenting the latest science at a climate leadership training event on Sept 8. Published Sep 08, 2026, 10:25 PM Updated Sep 08, 2026, 10:51 PM SINGAPORE – Focus on people, not geopolitics – that is former…...

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straitstimes.com > asia > south-asia > nepal-glacier-saw-exceptional-heat-before-collapse-caused-deadly-floods-researcher

Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse that caused deadly floods: Researcher

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (449+ words) A man looks at the remains of sludge-ridden houses in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Sept 8. Published Sep 08, 2026, 07:52 PM PARIS – The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on…...