Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill hundred thousands of people worldwide each year.
El Niño
Critically Endangered Sea Creatures Face Extinction Unless Conservation Zones Are Made Mobile
Satellite tracking devices are now small and affordable enough that they can monitor the precise location, including the depth, of large numbers of sea creatures.
Coral Bleaching Gives Scientists A Chance To Apply Resiliency Theories On Reefs
Indonesia’s Wakatobi archipelago was a thriving marine sanctuary full of life where hundred thousands of people have depended their livelihood and contributed millions of dollars to the Indonesian economy.
Fire, Still The Greatest Threat To Our Forests And Environment
The extensive fire damage that is happening to the forests in Indonesia as a result of El Niño and the associate aftermath in terms of smoke and haze greatly affect our environment.
The Philippines Urged To Develop Calamity Resilient Crops
The Philippine government must have a stronger research and development program in agriculture in place to increase productivity and help develop calamity resilient crops agriculture base in the face of natural disaster such as the dry spell wrought by El Niño and the over 20 storms that hit the country annually, according to Senator Edgardo Angara.
The Strengthening Of La Niña Could Trigger More Hurricanes
La Niña is marked by a cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean which is the opposite phase of the El Niño event, which is marked by unusually warm tropical water in the Pacific region.
Chlorine Enhances Coconut Trees To Be Drought Resistant
Coconut farmers are advised to apply chlorine as fertilizer to their coconut plants as a safeguard against drought.
2008 Is Forecast One Of The Ten Hottest Years Since 1850
The underlying trend of higher and higher temperatures indicates that global warming is likely here to stay not until humanity do something about it to lessen its effect.