global warming

News Desk  Islamabad: An international team of scientists has delivered a stark warning about the health of the planet’s coral ecosystems, revealing that more than half of the world’s reefs have been affected by mass bleaching. The…

Abdul Samad Tariq  Peshawar: As Pakistan reels from intensifying climate shocks — catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts and deepening water scarcity — one of its strongest defenses remains largely invisible and undervalued: wetlands.…

Basit Ali/Mehnaz Bibi Lahore: Climate change is a harsh reality that is transforming our planet; it is no longer a distant threat. The warning signs are everywhere—floods are becoming fiercer due to heatwaves, rapidly melting glaciers,…

AA/APP Istanbul: Extreme rainfall events are growing significantly more intense in Sri Lanka and across the Malacca Strait region due to global warming, according to a World Weather Attribution (WWA) report released Wednesday. The…

AFP/APP Belém, Brazil: The COP30 climate summit concluded after two weeks in Belem, marked by protests, street marches, and even a fire. Beneath the tents on the former airport site at the edge of the Amazon, nearly 200 nations adopted…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan may face even more destructive monsoon rains and flooding next year, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned on Tuesday, citing a 22 percent increase in rainfall this season and alarming…

AFP/APP Netherlands: Arjan Smit gazes out over his tulip fields, a riot of red and pink flowers he has cultivated all his adult life and part of a family business his grandfather started in 1940. The 55-year-old has seen many changes…

AFP/APP Bangkok: Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors for their own safety as temperatures soared. The mercury was forecast to hit 39C in the sprawling Thai capital,…

APP Islamabad: As the international community commemorates Earth Day on Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has called upon the citizens to renew their dedication to responsible plastic usage, aiming to diminish plastic waste…

AFP/APP New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran's weekend attack on Israel.…