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Rice export target lifted to 8.5m tonnes for 2023
Reuters, Published on 15/11/2023
» Thailand has increased its rice export target for this year to 8.5 million metric tons, Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said on Wednesday, as rice prices from competitors like Vietnam increase.
China on alert for extreme winter weather as El Nino adds to global warming mix
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/11/2023
» Each part of the country should prepare for its own combination of extreme weather risks this winter, the China Meteorological Administration said on Saturday, with the world on track to have its hottest year on record in 2023.
Hottest October globally marks fifth record-shattering month
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» PARIS - Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history.
Somsak floats ministry idea
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin wants to upgrade the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) and turn it into the Ministry of Water Resources.
Indonesia's rice production disrupted by El Nino, raising inflation
Published on 05/11/2023
» JAKARTA: The extreme El Nino phenomenon in Indonesia has disrupted the rice production in the largest economy of Southeast Asia, which has resorted to imports to secure domestic stocks.
Never mind the climate, just watch the wars
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/11/2023
» With practically all the media bandwidth for non-local news taken up by two tribal territorial struggles that would not have seemed out of place in the 15th century AD -- or indeed the 15th century BC -- you may have missed the latest release from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Yearly cool season set to start
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/10/2023
» This year's cool season is expected to arrive later this week, about two weeks later than usual, and it is forecast to be warmer than usual due to volatile weather conditions coupled with the impact of El Niño, according to the Meteorological Department.
1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» PARIS: Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate talks next month tasked with salvaging global warming goals laid out in the landmark Paris deal.
New push to cut forest hot spots
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/10/2023
» The government plans to offer tax incentives for companies that provide financial aid to reduce fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5, caused by forest fires.
Life on Earth under 'existential threat': climate scientists
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» PARIS - Climate change poses an "existential threat" to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an assessment on this year's avalanche of heat records and weather extremes that they said are hitting more ferociously than expected.