Climate Change
IQAir recommends avoiding outdoor exercise, closing windows to keep outdoor air out, wearing a mask outdoors and installing an air purifier indoors.
Updated 23 Oct, 2026 12:36pm
The world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96 percent of the planet’s coral reef systems as “critically endangered” — its highest risk category.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
The Hormuz crisis brought everyone back to the fossil fuel debate.
Updated 22 Oct, 2026 06:52pm
Climate expert says current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength, "literally off the monitoring charts used for past four decades".
Published 21 Oct, 2026 08:03pm
El Ninos, which occur every two to seven years on average and last nine to 12 months, disrupt this pattern.
Published 19 Oct, 2026 11:29am
Climate displacement could then become another source of instability unless governments prepare for it together.
Updated 19 Oct, 2026 06:16pm
Climate policy specialist Mohammad Saleem Shaikh warns that Pakistan must protect its mangrove forests and natural tidal creeks.
Updated 19 Oct, 2026 08:40am
Singapore ranks second on IQAir’s live global ranking of most polluted major cities, trailing only Baghdad.
Updated 18 Oct, 2026 08:27am
Rising seas, flooding, drought threaten homes and farmland, warns IOM chief.
Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:17am
"Tipping points" conference brings together climate scientists, activists, and finance gurus; highlights success stories from around the world.
Published 16 Oct, 2026 07:02am
Researchers have been working on beans that are less sensitive to the availability of water and have come up with 11 “satisfactory” varieties.
Published 15 Oct, 2026 08:25pm
Says the restrictions would cover thick and thin plastic bags, shopping bags with handles, plastic water bottles and other products.
Updated 12 Oct, 2026 10:42am
It is likely to bring above-average temperatures to much of the globe and shift rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of drought and floods in different regions.
Published 08 Oct, 2026 10:52am
Ambassador Jadoon calls for a credible pathway to mobilise $300 billion in climate finance, including through grants and concessional financing.
Published 07 Oct, 2026 01:10pm
Followed closely by Dhaka; CM Maryam says government making efforts to address environmental issues.
Updated 02 Oct, 2026 02:57pm
Research reveals poles — which cover 20pc of global ocean surface — are experiencing Earth’s most dramatic warming impacts.
Updated 01 Oct, 2026 09:21am
Mehdi notes that Pakistan was particularly vulnerable to climate change despite contributing less than one per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Published 30 Sep, 2026 07:00am
Islamabad and Kathmandu's futures are tied together by ice, water and risk, and neither can afford to go it alone.
Published 29 Sep, 2026 10:00am
All relevant authorities have been advised to maintain a high level of preparedness, particularly in downstream valleys of potentially dangerous glacial lakes, agency says.
Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:20pm
Latest deaths reported during a spell of "exceptionally heavy rain"; 7 missing in Nepal, which is already reeling from the catastrophic Aug 26 flood.
Updated 27 Sep, 2026 05:27pm
Glaciers are retreating, routes are shifting and rockfall and avalanches are becoming more common.
Updated 29 Sep, 2026 11:06am
The expected droughts and flooding are likely to hit hardest in many countries already struggling with severe food insecurity.
Published 26 Sep, 2026 04:59am
The weather pattern can push the country toward food insecurity and extreme temperatures.
Updated 24 Sep, 2026 08:11am
The report comes a day after the United Nations warned that El Nino represents a significant threat to global health.
Published 23 Sep, 2026 08:00pm
WHO unit head urges countries to act immediately to “mitigate these impacts and therefore avoid loss of lives and suffering”.
Published 22 Sep, 2026 06:06pm
El Nino threatens to unleash droughts in some regions and devastating floods in others.
Published 18 Sep, 2026 07:10am
Retreating glaciers are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice, above valleys where millions of people live, it says.
Published 14 Sep, 2026 03:48pm
Global sea surface temperatures also set a new daily high; scientist notes climate change makes every El Niño hotter.
Published 10 Sep, 2026 11:45am
Among the Lower-48 states, average temperature for the June-to-August period was 74.4F, exceeding the previous record, set in 1936 and 2021, by 0.4F.
Updated 10 Sep, 2026 08:06am
High-altitude disasters underscore the need for Pakistan to go beyond monsoon planning.
Updated 10 Sep, 2026 08:58am
