Explainer, Weather

Tropical Storm ADA (international name: Nokaen) continues to influence weather conditions across large parts of Mindanao, bringing periods of heavy rain, strong winds, and rough seas, particularly in the islandโ€™s eastern sections, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). While the storm remains offshore, weather expertsContinue Reading

Conservation, Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines โ€“ Often described as Mindanaoโ€™s natural sponge, the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the Philippinesโ€™ largest and most important wetlands. But despite its protected status, the marsh faces growing pressure from development, land conversion, and climate change. Hereโ€™s what to know about Agusan Marsh, why itContinue Reading

Conservation, Mindanao

The Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve has earned a new international recognition that puts Zamboanga Sibugay on the global map of migratory bird conservation. In November, the wetland was named the newest Flyway Network Site of the East Asianโ€“Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)โ€”officially listed as EAAF 160โ€”during the partnershipโ€™s 12th Meeting ofContinue Reading

Environment

MANILA, Philippinesย โ€” Massive sinkholes, some plunging hundreds of feet into the ground, are tearing through central Turkeyโ€™s Konya Plain, unsettling farming communities and igniting online speculation that the phenomenon fulfills a biblical prophecy. On social media, some users have cited a passage from the Book of Numbers describing the earthContinue Reading

Climate Change, Environment

A sea-level rise forecast made nearly three decades ago โ€” before todayโ€™s powerful computer models and artificial intelligence โ€” has turned out to be strikingly accurate, underscoring both the reliability of climate science and the urgency of acting on it. In its 1996 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeContinue Reading