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Shabana Begum

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Shabana has been an environment, climate and science journalist at The Straits Times since 2020. She graduated from the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Her areas of interest include the links between climate change and health, biodiversity, weather, natural hazards and food security. Through her stories, Shabana aspires to give a voice to the voiceless in the environment scene. She was a co-host for Green Trails, a 2024 podcast special series.

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Solar-powered air-con, freeze-tech and ‘fan-jakketos’ among innovative cooling gadgets on the market

A woman holding her hair up while her friend points a handheld fan towards her at Universal Studios Singapore.
A woman holding her hair up while her friend points a handheld fan towards her at Universal Studios Singapore.

Finance is key barrier to roll-out of solutions to weather extreme heat: UNEP climate head

Rising temperatures due to climate change are expected to be worsened by the ongoing warming El Nino event.
Rising temperatures due to climate change are expected to be worsened by the ongoing warming El Nino event.

S’pore and Japan deepen ties on environment issues, including coastal protection and climate science

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (left) and Japan’s Minister of the Environment Hiroyoshi Sasagawa signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on Environment Matters on Sept 24.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (left) and Japan’s Minister of the Environment Hiroyoshi Sasagawa signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on Environment Matters on Sept 24.

What goes on inside the new sorting facility for used bottles and cans

Bags of flattened cans and plastic bottles are piled at the new Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas.
Bags of flattened cans and plastic bottles are piled at the new Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas.

New Tuas sorting facility collects 27.5 million bottles and cans for recycling in under 2 months

Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.
Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.

Small retailers with problems clearing non-BCRS stock may apply for 1-month extension: NEA 

Under the scheme, all plastic bottles and cans with a volume of between 150ml and 3 litres must be labelled with the 10-cent deposit mark from Oct 1, or they cannot be sold.
Under the scheme, all plastic bottles and cans with a volume of between 150ml and 3 litres must be labelled with the 10-cent deposit mark from Oct 1, or they cannot be sold.

UN unveils global heat resilience strategy at inaugural conference in Singapore

Country officials and the UN gathered at the inaugural Global Cooling Pledge Assembly at Parkroyal on Beach Road on Sept 17.
Country officials and the UN gathered at the inaugural Global Cooling Pledge Assembly at Parkroyal on Beach Road on Sept 17.

Some organisations in Singapore take haze-related measures as air quality worsens

A couple in mask seen during at the haze at Robertson Quay at about 12pm on Sept 14.
A couple in mask seen during at the haze at Robertson Quay at about 12pm on Sept 14.

Why is Singapore’s central region registering the worst air quality during this year’s haze?

Haze seen from Toa Payoh Central towards Bishan on Sept 9.
Haze seen from Toa Payoh Central towards Bishan on Sept 9.

Researchers on mission to improve heat illness data at A&Es in Singapore

At hospitals and nursing homes, heat affects various patients differently so medical staff have to take different precautions.
At hospitals and nursing homes, heat affects various patients differently so medical staff have to take different precautions.

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