Climate Change
Changing weather patterns and a lack of support from forestry departments mean the future is uncertain for nomadic pastoralists.
Updated 10 Sep, 2020 01:13pm
Policymakers must understand that urban floods are not discrete, bounded events and the impact is not limited to inundation.
Updated 17 Sep, 2020 09:49pm
Ice shelves serve as dams to prevent much of the continent’s snow and ice from flowing toward the ocean.
Updated 27 Aug, 2020 10:32am
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of more lightning in the next 48 hours.
Published 05 Jul, 2020 07:43pm
A new documentary highlights the various issues that are undermining Pakistan’s fight for clean air.
Published 13 Jun, 2020 01:35pm
Farmers in recent times have faced increasing aridity, more erratic rains, and unpredictable energy shortages.
Updated 27 May, 2020 08:27am
With heat-trapping gas levels inching back towards normal, the brief pollution break will likely be a drop in the ocean.
Updated 20 May, 2020 08:51am
“The average temperature for the 12 months to April 2020 is close to 1.3C above the pre-industrial level.”
Updated 06 May, 2020 09:22am
The huge melt is due to warm temperatures as well as atmospheric circulation patterns.
Updated 16 Apr, 2020 08:44am
Pakistan’s policies will have to be framed, communicated and implemented within the context of these threats.
Published 29 Jan, 2020 07:22am
With environment and climate risks topping the list, the next decade is being dubbed as “the decade of sustainability”.
Updated 26 Jan, 2020 09:46am
US treasury secretary advises studying economics after Swedish teen demands an immediate halt to fossil fuel investment.
Published 23 Jan, 2020 10:06pm
Swedish teenage activist says "basically nothing has been done" to fight climate change.
Updated 21 Jan, 2020 06:46pm
Climate activists march towards Davos carrying banners including “Let's ignore the Donalds and listen to the Gretas”.
Published 19 Jan, 2020 10:50pm
AUSTRALIA’S Wollemi Pines survived the dinosaurs, and now firefighters have nursed them through the country’s...
Published 16 Jan, 2020 07:40am
The bushfires, unprecedented in their duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:05pm
The Australian bush has been burning for nearly three months and the fires have killed 28 people.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:06pm
Authorities say next few hours could be "very, very challenging".
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:05pm
Social media is packed with powerful images of Australia’s bushfires — but many are fake.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:06pm
David Attenborough says Greta Thunberg has "aroused the world" about the urgency of reining in climate change.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:12pm
His remarks come as negotiations in Madrid officially entered their final two days.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:11pm
University report warns livelihood of small farmers vulnerable.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:08pm
Pakistan has lost 9,989 lives and has suffered economic losses worth $3.8 billion from 1998 to 2018.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:04pm
Women villagers have had to make drastic changes in the face of unpredictable weather patterns.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:09pm
BERLIN: Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Asia on Friday to make a fresh call for action...
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:11pm
The Punjab capital is ranked the second most polluted city in the world, with the first being New Delhi.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:08pm
COPENHAGEN: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests ...
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:10pm
If steps aren’t taken to reduce emissions and slow global warming, seas will rise three feet by the end of the century
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:07pm
Greta Thunberg's speech immediately went viral, racking up tens of thousands of shares and comments on social media.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:11pm
The Pizol glacier in the Glarus Alps in eastern Switzerland has been retreating as temperatures climb.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 01:10pm
