Climate Change
The Korea Meteorological Administration has forecast more heavy rain through Wednesday, and urged the public to “refrain from going outside”.
Updated 16 Jul, 2023 03:35pm
Heatwaves come after the EU's climate monitoring service said world saw its hottest June on record last month.
Published 15 Jul, 2023 05:30pm
Extreme weather “unfortunately becoming the new normal,” warns World Meteorological Organisation.
Published 14 Jul, 2023 11:42am
Layered sediment at Lake Crawford's bottom single best repository of evidence that a new, challenging chapter in Earth’s history has begun.
Updated 12 Jul, 2023 09:29am
Scientists dub new record "death sentence for people and ecosystems", say it promises to only be first in series of new records this year.
Published 04 Jul, 2023 11:43pm
Ships transport 90pc of the world’s goods and the sector emits around a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year.
Published 02 Jul, 2023 07:00am
Global Forest Watch reveals that about 41,000 sq km of tropical rainforest was lost in 2022.
Updated 28 Jun, 2023 10:02am
Climate change will lower global wheat production by 1.9pc by mid-century.
Updated 25 Jun, 2023 08:39am
Many leaders say World Bank and IMF were increasingly ill-suited for tackling the most pressing challenges and needed a broad revamp.
Updated 24 Jun, 2023 09:19am
PM emphasises need for a "fair, equitable and judicious" formula for distribution of financial resources among nations; meets world leaders on moot's sidelines.
Updated 23 Jun, 2023 01:24am
Changing climate will result in 73 more deaths per 100,000 people by the end of the century, says economist Esther Duflo.
Published 22 Jun, 2023 06:58am
World 1.2°C warmer than mid-1800s; based on current emissions trajectories, glaciers could lose up to 80pc of their volume by end of century.
Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:11am
The news comes as the El Nino climate phenomenon has officially arrived, raising fears of extreme weather and more temperature records.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 09:53am
“People say that there isn’t money for climate but there is — it’s just in the wrong places,” World Bank senior managing director says.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 09:30am
As Cyclone Biparjoy draws closer to the coastline, we trace all the cyclones that have impacted the country.
Updated 11 Jul, 2023 02:43pm
The adverse effects are not only witnessed in the form of heatwaves on land but also wreak havoc in the oceans — Cyclone Biparjoy is the latest example.
Updated 13 Jun, 2023 04:34pm
Biden offers support to Trudeau; FM Bilawal expresses "heartfelt solidarity and sympathy".
Updated 08 Jun, 2023 03:33pm
New report by rights organisation urges Pakistan govt to develop comprehensive action plans consistent with human rights law.
Updated 05 Jun, 2023 10:24pm
Residents sweltered under the early-afternoon sun, with some apps showing a "feels like" temperature estimate of more than 40C (104F).
Published 29 May, 2023 04:05pm
Says there is a 98pc likelihood that "at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period as a whole, will be the warmest on record".
Published 17 May, 2023 08:13pm
Tropical storms can generate 10 times as much energy as the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Published 16 May, 2023 07:03am
ADB director general for Central and West Asia says Pakistan tops list of countries where project financing during 2023 will be highest.
Published 05 May, 2023 09:10pm
New report calls high-density, less green spaces "a challenge"; says "inclusive planning" needed to mitigate effects.
Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:10am
Sherry Rehman emphasises critical role SCO could play at the regional level in achieving shared goals linked to climate resilience.
Updated 19 Apr, 2023 09:39am
Around 50 people admitted to hospital; Met office says India likely to experience heatwaves between March and May this year.
Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:09am
Says temperatures far warmer than average over much of N. Africa, south-western Russia, Asia, north-eastern N. America, S. America, and Australia.
Updated 07 Apr, 2023 09:30am
Resolution to ask International Court of Justice to clarify “obligations of states under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system".
Updated 30 Mar, 2023 09:56am
US expresses support for Pakistan’s Living Indus Initiative to restore the ecological health of the Indus River Basin.
Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:53am
Islamabad's Deeaitchay saga sheds light on glaring issues of human-wildlife conflict in Pakistan.
Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:07pm
Toxic air kills around 128,000 people a year in Pakistan, according to Fair Finance Asia-Pakistan.
Published 10 Mar, 2023 02:23pm
