Environment/Science
Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become “the new normal”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. more
July 2023 is on track to be the hottest month on record, say experts

Geneva: According to ERA5 data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the first three weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record and the month is ...

Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

New York: Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, unde ...

Northwestern study links underground climate change to variations beneath urban areas

There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.

Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert

New York: An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human ...

Himalayan glacier thinning: Clear and present danger of outburst floods

The formation of new glacial lakes and expansion of existing ones in the Himalayas can potentially release catastrophic volumes of water and trigger glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), ...

Climate shocks set to worsen already fragile hotspots, Security Council hears

With an estimated 3.5 billion people living in “climate hot spots”, related peace and security risks are only set to heighten, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations ...

Climate change could cause disease to 76.8 percent of corals by 2100

Sydney: Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has estimated that 76.8 percent of corals across the world would catch disease by 2100 amid global warming.

New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

New York: The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and extreme weather events expect ...

Landsharks rule Pakistan’s climate debate

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 disastrou ...