climatechange

AFP/APP Ottawa: A study published on Wednesday revealed that record wildfires in 2023 propelled Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries globally for that year. The wildfires, which burned 15 million hectares…

AFP/APP Geneva: The Swiss government on Wednesday criticized a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which found Switzerland guilty of not taking adequate action to combat climate change. The April ruling marked the…

News Desk  Islamabad: Vast islands of floating debris, plastic bottles bobbing in the waves, and shredded bags tangled in seaweed—this is the grim reality of our world’s oceans. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic waste choke…

APP Islamabad: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is set to revolutionize energy usage in rural Islamabad schools through an ambitious solarization project. The project is launched in collaboration with the…

News Desk  Karachi: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, stated on Wednesday that in light of the current weather conditions, all staff have been put on high alert with machinery deployed to prevent any inconvenience to citizens…

News Desk Nuku’alofa: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) research reveals that sea levels have risen by approximately 15 cm in some parts of the Pacific over the last 30 years, which is significantly higher than the global…

Asif Mehmood Islamabad: The sewage from many government buildings located in the red zone of Islamabad is being dumped into Rawal Lake, the same lake that supplies water to the homes of citizens in Rawalpindi. But do the residents of…

News Desk  Peshawar: Highly vulnerable to climate change, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) faces a looming threat to its ecological balance, exacerbated by overpopulation, poverty, and unemployment. The rapid population growth in KP, driven by…

AFP/APP Bangladesh: At least 13 people have died and 4.5 million have been affected by severe flooding across Bangladesh, according to the disaster management and relief ministry. The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, have…

News Desk  Islamabad: Experts at a seminar highlighted that women experience climate impacts four times more intensely than men. The seminar titled “Climate Anxiety and its Impact on Women: Addressing the Silent Crisis”, was organized by…