Climate change

Australian firefighters warn of ‘high-risk’ bushfire season

Smoke rises from a burning forest on a hillside behind a home near Longwood as bushfires continue to burn under severe fire weather conditions in Victoria on Jan 9.

Ankara city hall says water cuts due to ‘record drought’, not mismanagement

Dam reservoir levels have dropped to 1.12 per cent and taps are being shut off for several hours a day in certain districts on a rotating schedule in Ankara.

Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The heat that has accumulated in the oceans in 2025 increased by approximately 23 zettajoules – an amount equivalent to nearly four decades of global primary energy consumption.

‘Hectic’ bush fires threaten rural towns in Australian heatwave

A bushfire burning in the Mount Lawson State Park on Jan 6.

US’ exit from key UN climate treaty criticised as self-sabotage

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the US' decision to withdraw from the UN’s key climate treaty was a "colossal own goal which will leave the US less secure and less prosperous”.

Record wet March in S’pore last year due to monsoon surge; June, November the warmest months

Passers-by walking in the rain at Clementi on Jan 10, 2025.

Trump pulls out of global climate treaty

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum, pulling the US from the climate pact and 65 other international organisations and treaties

Norway sees hottest year on record in 2025

Norway’s national temperatures were 1.5 deg C higher than usual in 2025 compared to the average during the period 1991-2020.

Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in Australia: Study

The research found that the deaths were not being matched by tree growth, so forest stock overall is declining.

Green Pulse Podcast

“Not entirely on the road to hell”: Will the world get real on climate action in 2026?

Entering 2026 might bring environmental optimism, but consider whether policies like the higher carbon tax will truly add wind to the sails of climate action.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.