Environment/Science
Islamabad: Even as the Shehbaz Sharif-government ministers are busy globetrotting calling upon the world to save Pakistan from climate disaster, the government is spearheading a disastrous real estate project near Lahore in Punjab, throwing out thousands of farmers and drastically altering the course of river Ravi which could cause flooding during the rainy season. more
Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns

New York: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth” the UN chief said just ahead of World Meteorological Day, marked on Thursday – the damage already being caused by climat ...

India-Pakistan Water Management: Thirsty Nations

India and Pakistan can better manage water resources to reduce impacts of climate disasters. Raksha Kumar, Khuldune Shahid and Ghulam Mustafa report from across the border 

Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

New York: Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday ...

Developing countries at COP27 call for ‘climate justice’ in the form of adaptation and loss and damage funds

New York: The second day of COP27’s Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete action, particularly on adaptation and the thorny issue of loss a ...

Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows

New York: The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Fr ...

Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns

New York: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformatio ...

Climate change: CO2 and methane in our atmosphere reach record levels

New York: Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new re ...

Climate change: WMO report urges faster action on transition to clean energy

New York: The UN weather agency issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for governments everywhere to switch to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar, wind and hydro-electric power.

Australian surfers ride climate action wave

New York: Surfers have an intimate knowledge of the ocean, but have not been seen as leading figures amongst groups leading on climate change solutions. Thanks to groups such as Surfers f ...