Climate Change

Shah Khalid Shah Jee  Bajaur: In a world where pollution has taken many forms—air, water, noise—there’s one silent intruder that often goes unnoticed yet poses a serious threat to all living beings: light pollution. Unlike other types of…

News Desk  Islamabad: A group of Pakistani farmers affected by the devastating 2022 floods has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s largest industrial companies — energy firm RWE and cement producer Heidelberg — seeking €1…

APP Gwadar: The Balochistan government has stepped up coordinated efforts to tackle the worsening water crisis in Gwadar and adjoining areas, directing multiple departments to ensure steady and equitable water distribution across the…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecast near-normal rainfall across most parts of the country over the next three to four months, along with colder nights and a gradual drop in temperatures as…

AFP/APP  Paris:  Climate change is ravaging global health, with policy failures leading to “millions” of preventable deaths each year, according to The Lancet’s Countdown 2024 report released on Wednesday. The international team of…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan’s groundwater lifeline is fast running dry — and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has sounded the alarm.  In a new policy roadmap unveiled at a seminar co-hosted with the Planning…

Xinhua/APP UN: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has reported significant progress in countries’ climate commitments, noting improvements in the quality, credibility, and economic coverage of their nationally…

News Desk  Lahore: The air quality in major cities across Punjab has plunged to alarming levels, with Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a hazardous 312 points, placing the city among the most polluted in the world on Sunday.…

Xinhua/APP Urumqi: A recent study has revealed how global warming has dramatically reshaped extreme rainfall and snowfall patterns across the Northern Hemisphere over the past seven decades. The research, led by scientists from the…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa continued to cut a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, intensifying into a powerful Category 4 storm as it crawled at a dangerous pace toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola. Melissa…