Climate

A few simple steps can go a long way in making our oceans cleaner. Read More »

Biodiversity is the theme for the year 2020 Read More »

At least 74 people were killed in India while 13 causalities have been reported in Bangladesh. Read More »

WWF-Pakistan launches campaign to tackle plastic pollution Read More »

UNDP’s GLOF II project helps residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have access to clean drinking water through Glacier Grafting GILGIT – A Glacier Grafting campaign was launched in Kuwardo village of Gilgot-Baltistan to provide clean drinking water and irrigation water. The GLOF II project by UNDP Pakistan in collaboration with University of Baltistan (UoB), AKRSP and Wafa Foundation Skardu inaugurated a Glacier ... Read More »

Nawabshah may have endured the highest-ever temperature recorded in April on Earth Pakistan’s city of Nawabshah in Sindh may have endured the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth in the month of April, according to a French meteorologist and an expert on weather extremes. A high of 50.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Nawabshah on April 30, with dozens suffering ... Read More »

More than 95% of Earth’s population breathing dangerously polluted air, finds study More than 95% of the world’s population breathe unhealthy air and the poorest countries are at greater risk, a new report has found. According to the annual State of Global Air Report, published Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to an estimated 6.1 million deaths ... Read More »

Air pollution, particularly in large urban centres, damages the population’s health and quality of life World Bank’s recently issued reports say that Pakistan air pollution, particularly in large urban centres is damaging public health and quality of life. According to report statistics, the air population is causing air quality in the country and has been the reason behind 20,000 premature death ... Read More »

People were alerted by text messages and those in affected areas have been urged to seek high ground A powerful earthquake having magnitude 8.2 struck about 250 kilometres southeast of Chiniak, Alaska, early today. Authorities prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of North America. However, the tsunami alerts were cancelled “because additional information and analysis have better defined ... Read More »

Ain Sefra is located around 1,000 metres above sea level and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains A snowstorm in the Sahara desert has turned the normally sandy landscape into what looks like arctic tundra after up to 16 inches fell on areas of Algeria. The current temperature of world’s largest hot desert plummeted this week as a freak snowstorm hit the ... Read More »