climate change

The heat is making us all stupid. Literally

These days, it’s getting too hot to function. And science is backing us up on this

Toyo’s fundraiser will help women farmers fight against the climate crisis

The first batch of items of the fundraising raffle include an Ishinomaki Stool, a Toyo Eatery silog poster, and a limited edition Toyo Eatery and Halohalo collab knife bag

sushi plated with wasabi
Your next sushi might not have wasabi. Blame it on climate change

The quintessential Japanese condiment is under threat due to warming temperatures, overgrown cedar forests, and younger generations seemingly without interest in partaking in the centuries-old practice of cultivating wasabi

Why do typhoons happen during the holidays?

More concerning than when typhoons strike, though, is the severity of the damage they inflict

How do we explain climate change to kids? Start with this activity book

There’s no better time to make your kids aware of climate change than now. Start with this activity book for ages 6 to 12

The environment is in danger and so are we, says UN report on climate change

“The alarm bells are deafening. This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet,” said UN secretary-general António Guterres

The Masungi shooting: Our environment is in danger, and so are its defenders

Last week, two of Masungi Georeserve’s rangers were shot by unidentified assailants. It’s terrifying, but not surprising

typhoon natural disasters
Let’s stop calling recent disasters ‘natural’ because they’re not

The disasters hitting us may originally be forces of nature, but we had a role in making them even more catastrophic

Our country is the fourth in the world most affected by extreme weather events, according to this report

Our country has also recorded the most number of extreme weather events—317 over a 20-year period

Year in review: Environment stories that made us rethink humans’ relationship with nature

In 2020, everything that happened is connected to our continuous neglect of the environment. Will we do better next year?