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Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday reveals.

Floods and storms led to the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, and the impact of heat waves intensified, said the World Meteorological Organizations (WMO) State of the Climate in Asia - 2023 report.

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ASIAN countries like the Philippines are warming faster than the global average, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report, WMO said the warming trend has nearly doubled since the 1961–1990 period. The report said the Philippine…

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Gekko mizoramensis, which was discovered in the Indian state of Mizoram, is one of the only 14 species of geckos known to have the ability of flight

A new species of gecko has been discovered in Mizoram, northeast India. The Mizoram parachute gecko is one of the 14 geckos worldwide that are known for gliding through the air. Genetic analysis and slight differences in size and coloration revealed that the species evolved as a result of the separation from its closest relative, G. popaensis, by the Arakan Mountains. Researchers also suggest that many more geckos, not only in India, but also neighboring Bangladesh and Myanmar may be discovered.

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The Arakan forest turtle is a terrestrial species that is currently only known to exist in bamboo and old growth forests of the Arakan Mountains.

No zoo or aquarium has successfully bred this species since the hatching of a single individual at the California-based Turtle Conservancy in 2017.