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News DeskQuetta: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has initiated a series of multi-hazard mock drills and exercises to enhance the preparedness and response capabilities of Balochistan’s disaster management agencies to…

News DeskIslamabad: Melting glaciers near Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn mountain have revealed the remains of a German climber who went missing in 1986.According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, the remains of…

News DeskPeshawar: Flash floods washed away several houses and link bridges in Lower and Upper Chitral as residents of Miragram, Koghzi, Kari and Kailash Valley evacuated their houses.Deputy Commissioner Chitral Muhammad Ali…

News DeskIslamabad: Experts at an event called for a multifaceted approach to tackle mountain drought risks. “An annual deficiency of rainfall is causing drought in southern areas. However, if winter rainfall suppresses in the South,…

News DeskIslamabad: The National Assembly on Saturday unanimously recognised and expressed gratitude for the contributions of international and civil society organisations and the Pakistani diaspora in addressing climate change-related…

News DeskPeshawar: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday issued an alert of flash floods in Upper and Lower Chitral, Kohistan, Upper and Lower Dir, and Swat due to the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).…

News DeskPeshawar: Himalayan glaciers disappeared 65 percent faster in the 2010s than in the previous decade; the glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by the end of this century; the availability of water in the…

News DeskPeshawar: The district administration and Kaghan Development Authority have removed the glacier on the Naran-Kaghan road, and it is now open to tourists.Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) Spokesman…

News DeskIslamabad: At least 12 people have been killed and 50 dwellings destroyed by several avalanches in the northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan over the previous four days, said a local official on Friday.The mountainous…

News DeskIslamabad: Up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment, a new study finds.The study led by Newcastle University is the first global…