glaciers

AFP/APP Geneva:  The United Nations (UN) has issued a stark warning about the increasing unpredictability of the planet's water cycle, highlighting that intensified floods and droughts are a "distress signal" of the climate crisis.…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when a muddy torrent unexpectedly swept into his village in Nepal, leaving him unable to recognize his once-beautiful settlement. The freezing floodwaters engulfed Thame, nestled in…

AFP/APP Adygene Glacier: Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of grey rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a few years ago. At an altitude of 4,000 metres,…

APP Peshawar: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, especially in Nowshera, Peshawar and Charsadda, residents are facing deteriorated water quality following the devastating floods of 2022. These floods have severely impacted groundwater, leaving many…

News Desk  Gilgit: The recent heatwave in Gilgit-Baltistan has significantly accelerated the melting of glaciers, leading to rising water levels in rivers and streams. This has resulted in widespread flooding across the region.…

News Desk Kaghan: The Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) has commenced an important operation to break and remove melting glaciers at several locations to protect tourists. This action follows directives from KDA Director General…

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: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on #, Romina Khurshid Alam, has stated that there will be three heatwave spells in May and June. During a press conference in Islamabad, Romina Khurshid Alam…

Xinhua/APP Wellington: New Zealand's latest snowline survey revealed "continued shrinkage" of glaciers in the country. New Zealand's glaciers appear "smashed and shattered" due to enduring ice loss, the National Institute of Water and…

AFP/APP Pueblo Bello, Colombia: In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains. As a "consequence…