And I say that the thing that’s an existential threat is not global warming, where the ocean will rise – maybe, it may go down, also – but it may rise one eighth of an inch in the next 497 years, they say.... ngmoreper yearthan Trump claimed that peoplesay it will rise “ in the next 497 years.” NASAreportedin March that the current global averagesea levelrise in 2023 was 0.17 inchesper year, more than double the rate in 1993.... And a World Meteorological Organizationreport thisyearsaid the ra

SINGAPORE-Mangroves can help cushion the impact of climate change and Singapore is now exploring how best to harness this natural defensive weapon against sea-level rise in the north-west. National water agency PUB called a tender in July for a study, whose findings will help plan and implement coastal protection measures along a 24km stretch between Tuas Checkpoint and Lim Chu Kang jetty. Key infrastructure within the area includes four reservoirs operated by PUB-Tengeh, Poyan, Murai and Sarimb

Given the strategic nature ofrelations between Moscow and Beijing, the parties should very carefully “remember the ravines” and agree ontheir plans for the development oftransport routes, atleast atthe interdepartmental and intergovernmental levels, writes Andrey Gubin, Associate Professor of the De

Military tensions between the two Koreas will increase and the process ofresolving denuclearization will become more difficult, writes Gu Ho Eom, Director of Asia-Pacific Center, Professor of Graduate School of International Studies at Hanyang University. First ofall, weneed totalk about the Yoon S

Given the exclusively anti-Chinese orientation ofthe idea of ？？the Indo-Pacific and the clear intentions ofWashington toweaken Chinese influence, one should expect theUS tointensify work with its Asian allies and partners, among which the Republic ofKorea occupies animportant place, writes Valdai Cl

The leadership ofthe PRC will not give upfurther attempts tospread influence onaglobal scale, and Chinese ships, aircraft, ground equipment, military personnel and civilian specialists will inevitably appear inthe countries ofEast and South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, aswell asSouth and