Climate Change

APP Islamabad: Environmental expert Dr Zainab Naeem has warned that this year’s smog season will be more severe than in previous years, calling it a looming “silent disaster.” Speaking to a private news channel, she said Pakistan is…

APP Lahore: A new wave of environmental awareness is set to sweep through Punjab’s schools as the government rolls out an innovative “Smart Waste Management Process” featuring five-coloured garbage bins. The initiative, spearheaded…

News Desk Lahore: A new study by the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) has uncovered 945 locations on 11 major highways across Lahore where faulty road design and infrastructure flaws are triggering urban flooding, exposing…

Andleeb Khan Islamabad: Deadly floods, earthquakes, and landslides continue to claim thousands of lives in Pakistan, but experts warn that emergency response alone is not enough. The country’s mounting disaster toll highlights one urgent…

AFP/APP Geneva: Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought globally, with cascading repercussions for societies, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The UN’s World Meteorological…

AFP/APP Brussels, Belgium: EU countries will seek Thursday to settle on an emissions-cutting plan to present at a key UN climate conference in Brazil, as internal divisions threaten the bloc’s long-standing role as a global leader on…

AFP/APP Sydney: Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change are expected to threaten the homes and livelihoods of over 1.5 million Australians by 2050, while heat-related deaths are projected to soar, a landmark report warned…

News Desk  Lahore: The Punjab government has intensified rescue and relief operations across flood-hit areas of the province, evacuating more than 2.5 million people and 2.19 million cattle as rising waters continue to endanger lives,…

Roy Zia Ur Rahman Islamabad: In the midst of worsening climate challenges in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), an unlikely creature has become a symbol of resilience and hope: the pangolin. Recently, a rare pangolin was rescued from a…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Wednesday reported a high-level flood in Budhni nullah, with water discharge at Darmangi rising to 16,142 cusecs, and urged residents to strictly adhere to safety…