extreme weather

AFP  Uttar Pradesh: Deadly pre-monsoon storms sweeping across northern India have exposed the growing human cost of extreme weather, after the death toll in Uttar Pradesh climbed past 110 amid violent winds, lightning strikes and…

News Desk  Karachi: A spell of intense rain and strong winds has once again exposed Karachi’s vulnerability to extreme weather, leaving at least four people dead, several injured, and large parts of the city paralysed by waterlogging and…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: In South Asia, summers are no longer just hot, they are relentless. Across Pakistan, Afghanistan,  Bangladesh, and India, rising temperatures and prolonged heatwaves are rapidly becoming the new normal.  For…

APP Peshawar: As fresh snow blankets the high peaks of northern Pakistan, a quiet revival is unfolding across some of the country’s most iconic tourist landscapes.  From the valleys of Chitral and Swat to the towering ranges of…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports released last week show the…

News Desk Islamabad: National Highway Authority (NHA) has formed a 24-hour emergency cell for monsoon rains and is actively working with local administrations and rescue teams to clear roads obstructed by rain, said NHA Member…

AFP/APP Brazil: Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest-ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their…

AFP/APP Beijing: China on Tuesday issued its highest-level red rainstorm warning for parts of Guangdong, a local weather agency said, as the southern province was battered by downpours. The megacity of Shenzhen was among the areas…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The ongoing heavy rain in south China is expected to subside from Monday, according to the country's national observatory. However, rainfall is forecast to continue over the coming three days across the southern…

APP Abbottabad: During the second consecutive three-day torrential rain spell in Hazara division, life ground to a halt, with many roads becoming impassable and landslides blocking vital routes, including the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in…