Climate

Xinhua/APP Sao Paulo: A severe storm lashed Brazil’s most populated and industrialised southeastern state of Sao Paulo, killing six people to date, informed authorities on Saturday. The deaths were caused by toppled walls, floodin,…

AFP/APP Abu Dhabi: Within mitigation, the EU has a “desire to drive out fossil fuels”, to peak global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions by 2025, tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, said Europe Climate…

AFP Paris: Ahead of UN climate talks in Dubai on November 30, here are 10 key dates in the battle against global warming. 1988: Alarm bells Alerted by scientists to signs that the Earth’s surface was warming, in 1988 the United…

News Desk Karachi: In an effort to promote environmental sustainability, home-based workers participated in a plantation activity, contributing to the fight against climate change. Several plants were distributed to workers to emphasise…

News Desk Peshawar: Pak-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Director Afsar Khan emphasised that collaborative efforts increase awareness about the crucial role of rural women and they also empower students with enriched…

AA/APP Tekirdag, Türkiye: Sea water temperatures have increased by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius in the Mediterranean and 0.5 degrees in the Black Sea in the last 100 years, and the change is causing deterioration of the marine…

News Desk Islamabad: By 2060, conflict-related deaths could increase by 8.5 per cent in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS), while deaths in countries with extreme temperature increases could increase by 14 per cent, according to…

Sadia Kayani Islamabad: The monsoon is the season of heavy rain, melting glaciers, cloudbursts, lightning, and GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The combination of these climatic factors compounds the risk of natural disasters.…

News Desk Islamabad: We have a government-issued day known as National Plantation Day, which can be declared on August 12th, 2023. This effort can be used to mobilise communities for the cause of plantation as a communal, national and…

News Desk United Nations: The extreme weather–an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming climate–is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy, and water supplies, stated World…