The accident occurred last Wednesday at the Antony Waste plant on the outskirts of Pune, when thousands of tonnes of waste from a nearby landfill gave way.
“The combination of substantial warming and precipitation is likely to substantially accelerate snow and ice melt in the glaciated valleys of these regions,” it says.
WWF-Pakistan has implemented over 320 nature-based solutions interventions across 16 districts of GB, KP and Punjab over the past five years, benefiting more than 500,000 people.
Suparco says obstructed floodplain could trigger overbank flooding, debris flows; satellite imagery shows number of "unfrozen lakes" increased from 24 to 40 in just two weeks.
Met Office says temperatures will continue until the first week of July; NDMA issues landslide alert; PDMA directs several DCs to take precautionary measures.
Companies see a surge in demand for air conditioning units from Europe, which World Meteorological Organisation says is warming at more than twice the global average.
Experts say city’s air quality index has far exceeded WHO limits; calls for urgent action to tackle the environmental issues threatening human survival.
