Climate Change

AFP Istanbul: A new study has warned that even if countries fully meet their Paris Agreement pledges, the planet is still on track to warm by 2.6°C (4.7°F) by the year 2100 — a rise that could bring 57 additional extremely hot days every…

AFP/APP United Nations: Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest population — about 900 million people — are directly exposed to climate hazards intensified by global warming, bearing what the United Nations has described as a “double…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: Under the relentless desert sun, the scattered trees of Tharparkar are disappearing at an alarming pace. These green sentinels, which for generations anchored sand dunes, provided fodder for livestock, and…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Can oil — the world’s climate villain — be used to pay for its own demise? Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thinks so. He is pushing for expanded oil exploration, including offshore projects…

AFP/APP Kon Chukurbashi: Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting, and the Himalayas are melting — yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. The key question now is:…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has reported that September 2025 was the fifth warmest in the country over the past 65 years, with above-average rainfall recorded nationwide. According to the PMD’s…

Shah Khalid Shah Bajaur: In the rugged mountains of Bajaur, an ancient tribal tradition known as “Nagha” has re-emerged as a powerful tool in combating deforestation and mitigating the effects of climate change.  Passed down through…

News Desk Beijing/Kathmandu: Hundreds of trekkers in Tibet’s Everest region were stranded over the weekend after an unseasonal blizzard swept through the Karma valley, forcing large-scale rescue operations amid unusually heavy snow and…

Jehangir Khan Tareen Islamabad: Floods, among the most common and devastating natural disasters, bring destruction that extends far beyond the visible wreckage of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. One of their most immediate and…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the severe cyclonic storm “SHAKTI” continues to move west-southwestwards over the northwest Arabian Sea, maintaining its intensity and posing risks of rough…