Advertisement

Sustainability

08:40 Min

Singapore retailers say they have sufficient stocks of N95 masks if haze worsens

Major retailers in Singapore have been advised by the inter-agency Haze Task Force to monitor and replenish their stock supply of masks. This, as the country prepares for the rising risk of haze. Retailers say they have enough N95 masks to meet demand if the haze situation gets worse. Prolonged exposure to poor air quality can have far-reaching implications for employee health, business operations and travel. According to the World Health Organization, 99% of the world's population are exposed to unhealthy air quality levels. Natalie Ong reports.

13/08/2026 9 mins

UK and France prepare for another heatwave as western Europe sets new temperature record

UK and France prepare for another heatwave as western Europe sets new temperature record

10/08/2026

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

10/08/2026

Days of heavy rain leave at least 16 dead in Philippines

Days of heavy rain leave at least 16 dead in Philippines

10/08/2026

Dry conditions expected to continue next week, raising haze risk if hotspots in the region persist: NEA

Dry conditions expected to continue next week, raising haze risk if hotspots in the region persist: NEA

09/08/2026

Fire in southwestern Spain active as 470 moved to safety

Fire in southwestern Spain active as 470 moved to safety

09/08/2026

Climate change and AI add to pressures on Asia Pacific’s health systems

Extreme weather is exacerbating disease risks and threatening healthcare infrastructure, warned WHO officials at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health.

13/08/2026

Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning

The rain triggered landslides and power outages, with more than 100,000 households urged to evacuate.

13/08/2026

UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought

UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought

12/08/2026

‘Never encountered this before’: What an extreme El Nino means for Southeast Asia

‘Never encountered this before’: What an extreme El Nino means for Southeast Asia

11/08/2026

Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact

Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact

12/08/2026

Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

11/08/2026

UK and France prepare for another heatwave as western Europe sets new temperature record

UK and France prepare for another heatwave as western Europe sets new temperature record

10/08/2026

Advertisement

Rising Tides: Lessons from the Pacific Islands' climate survival

Fight or Flee: Tuvalu’s residents prepare for mass displacement as nation forecast to be among first to disappear due to climate change

Fight or Flee: Tuvalu’s residents prepare for mass displacement as nation forecast to be among first to disappear due to climate change

Fiji's plans to uproot cyclone-vulnerable communities threaten indigenous identity, say locals

Fiji's plans to uproot cyclone-vulnerable communities threaten indigenous identity, say locals

Migration with dignity? Kiribati swaps escape to purchased Fiji plot for sea walls to save their land

Migration with dignity? Kiribati swaps escape to purchased Fiji plot for sea walls to save their land

More Stories

Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Fire in southwestern Spain active as 470 moved to safety

Fire in southwestern Spain active as 470 moved to safety

Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions

Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions

Commentary: Japan’s earthquake shows extreme heat can turn one disaster into two

Commentary: Japan’s earthquake shows extreme heat can turn one disaster into two

Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought

Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact

Advertisement

Climate Conversations

Climate Conversations - A fork in the road moment for climate change?

A fork in the road moment for climate change?

28/08/2025 29 mins

Climate Conversations - Tackling Thailand’s air pollution crisis

Tackling Thailand’s air pollution crisis

21/08/2025 19 mins

Climate Conversations - Urban invaders - how global warming fuels the rat boom

Urban invaders - how global warming fuels the rat boom

14/08/2025 15 mins

Climate Conversations - Can India and Bangladesh renegotiate a future for the Ganges?

Can India and Bangladesh renegotiate a future for the Ganges?

31/07/2025 14 mins

Climate Conversations - Big waves and boat sinkings: How climate change is making the seas more dangerous

Big waves and boat sinkings: How climate change is making the seas more dangerous

24/07/2025 25 mins

More podcasts

Advertisement

Sustainability is My Business

Recycling Water For The Future

Recycling Water For The Future

3 mins

Keeping Buildings Efficient

Keeping Buildings Efficient

2 mins

Empowering Electric Mobility

Empowering Electric Mobility

3 mins

Green Buildings, Smart City

Green Buildings, Smart City

3 mins

Ecosperity Week

Not enough and not fast enough: Ecosperity Week looks at ‘Accelerating Action at Scale’

Not enough and not fast enough: Ecosperity Week looks at ‘Accelerating Action at Scale’

8 mins

Turning to new technology to solve the climate crisis

Turning to new technology to solve the climate crisis

6 mins

Restoring nature as a way of reversing climate change

Restoring nature as a way of reversing climate change

8 mins

Shipping industry needs all hands on deck to deal with climate change

Shipping industry needs all hands on deck to deal with climate change

6 mins

Big miners facing big pressure to do more to tackle climate change

Big miners facing big pressure to do more to tackle climate change

7 mins

Taking concrete action to reduce concrete’s colossal carbon footprint

Taking concrete action to reduce concrete’s colossal carbon footprint

7 mins

Advertisement

Videos

More videos