Climate Change

News Desk  Skardu: The melting of glaciers has caused severe flooding in Skardu, resulting in the destruction of more than two dozen houses and crops on hundreds of kanals of land. The flood channel has affected several villages near…

News Desk  Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, highlighted the devastating impact of recent climate disasters on Pakistan's economy, resulting in losses amounting to $30 billion.…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Emergencies Operation Center of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has anticipated a minor Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Badswat Nullah. According to an NDMA news release on…

Faisal Saleem Khanewal: It is an established fact that conventionally operated kilns and burned crop residues emit black smoke and carbon, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in humans. Shams Bibi, a resident of Mushtaq Colony…

News Desk  Bahawalpur: The Bahawalpur region has experienced an excessive heatwave, compelling residents to stay indoors, with routine traffic significantly reduced on city roads. On Tuesday, the highest maximum temperature recorded…

AFP/APP Geneva: Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded at 36 days, the UN confirmed Tuesday.…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: Pakistan is projected to be among the countries most affected by climate change, with women and children being particularly vulnerable, as observed by speakers at a workshop held at Fatima Jinnah Women University…

News Desk  Islamabad: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam has said that comprehensive measures were being taken to prepare for potential floods ahead of the upcoming…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), in partnership with Pathfinder and UNFPA, hosted the pivotal conference "From Vulnerability to Resilience: Gender Climate Action in Pakistan" at the Marriott…

AFP/APP Paris: The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in the hottest year on record.…