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As coal chokes Johannesburg, South African scientists launch pollution warning app
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (359+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's first app to warn residents of pollution levels, as Johannesburg suffers a spike in coal emissions in recent weeks, causing breathing problems and other health issues. Africa's wealthiest city…...
Valenzuela, Marikina top Metro Manila cities with the unhealthiest air quality
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (435+ words) Majority areas in Metro Manila have scored an unhealthy air quality index as the massive fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill continues to burn. According to the Environmental Management Bureau's real-time data, as of 12: 00 p. m. on Tuesday, the highest Air Quality…...
EXPLAINER: How biomass becomes renewable energy
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (294+ words) GMA Network Malaca'ang recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) is expediting renewable energy projects to expand alternative power sources and help sustain the country's energy supply. Of the 22 renewable projects being fast-tracked, two of them are biomass facilities....
Protection urged for Metro Cebu residents from "very unhealthy" air quality
1+ day, 13+ min ago (193+ words) Authorities have advised residents of Metro Cebu to wear protection and to not engage in activities that may put their respiratory system at risk. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) made the…...
Very unhealthy" air quality recorded in parts of Metro Manila
2+ day, 21+ min ago (186+ words) Residents in parts of Metro Manila were advised to wear face masks after "very unhealthy" levels of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) were recorded on Sunday, April 19. PM2. 5 refers to tiny solid particles and liquid droplets in the air measuring 2. 5 micrometers or smaller…...
Unhealthy air: Wearing of face masks urged in some Metro Manila cities
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (592+ words) A number of cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday urged their residents to wear face masks when going out of their houses due to "unhealthy" to "very unhealthy" levels of air quality. .....
Dead pangolin found in snare trap in Palawan forest
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (488+ words) A pangolin was found dead in a snare trap deep within the forests of Palawan. According to Kuya Kim's report in "24 Oras" on Wednesday, the body was discovered'by personnel of the 83rd Marine Battalion Reserve while conducting a map reading and…...
DOST explores bamboo, agro-forest waste as sustainable fuel alternatives
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (534+ words) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is turning to local innovations that could serve as sustainable fuel alternatives as the country continues to face the effects of the fuel crisis. "The recent declaration of a state of national energy…...
Ocean temperatures near record high in March - EU monitor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (415+ words) PARIS, France - Ocean temperatures hit near-record highs for March, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday, signaling a likely shift toward El Ni'o conditions that can amplify heat extremes on an already warming planet. Copernicus said average sea surface…...
Emperor penguins listed as endangered species - IUCN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (567+ words) PARIS France - The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced on Thursday. Its change of status from "near threatened…...