More efficient energy use and investments in greener cities are among 10 measures that can help the world to slow global warming while also spurring economic growth, an international report said on Tuesday. Action across the 10 areas could achieve between 59 and 96 percent of the cuts in greenhouse …
Pakistan’s 5,000 glaciers are melting faster than in any other part of the world, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey, 2014-15. Pakistan is listed among countries highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change due to its diverse topographic and demographic settings. The country is vulnerable to a host …
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change and United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have agreed at a meeting to work together to address climates risks to the agriculture sector, issues of escalating food insecurity and mal-nutrition in the country and increase the forest area in the country. “Pakistan’s agriculture …
Germany’s all-time heat record was shattered Sunday when temperatures climbed to 104.5 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest day in Germany since recordkeeping began in 1881, BNO News reported. The temperature was recorded at a weather station in Kitzingen, which is in the southern state of Bavaria, a meteorologist told …
Pakistan is categorised amongst the highly vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change due to its diverse topographic and demographic settings. Pakistan’s 5000 glaciers are on retreat. They are retreating faster than any other part of the world, according to new Pakistan Economic Survey 2014-15. The country is …
Climate change may lead to more severe and extreme heat waves in the future, but its potential impact on sudden infant death—a leading cause of infant mortality—is unclear. The researchers sought to determine whether risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is elevated during hot weather.
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: As 16 more people died of heat exhaustion in Karachi on Monday, the climate change ministry set up a committee to look into the causes of the current heatwave and possibly why so many deaths had occurred in the port city this summer. Health authorities have also …
Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan has called for making country’s agriculture sector adapt to changing weather patterns caused by global warming. In a press release issued on Sunday, the minister said growing risk of climate change-induced natural disasters was most likely to aggravate state of poverty in the Asia-Pacific …
Gaborone — President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has declared the whole country drought stricken. A press release from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development stated that this followed findings of the Drought and Household Food Security Outlook conducted from March to April. The assessment indicated that …
As last week’s heatwave death toll in Pakistan’s largest city crossed 1,200, and there was no sign of the monsoon rain promised by the weatherman, some experts warned of another heatwave in the offing. Mercifully, the Pakistan Meteorological Department refuted the claim. After a blistering week, Karachi, a city of …
MUMBAI: A recent study on threat to human health from climate change, could have special relevance for countries like India which battle with extreme weather patterns. The analysis published in the reputed medical journal Lancet warns that threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could …
A district court ordered the Dutch government on Wednesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than currently planned in a rare use of the legal system to curb global warming. A judge in The Hague said the state must "ensure that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will be …
Between 2011 and 2013, road accidents injured 20,706 people and killed 5,796 more in Delhi, according to government data. With casualties continuing to mount, road accidents have found a place in the draft disaster management plan of the Delhi government. While the document examines in detail natural disasters like earthquakes, …
The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned on Tuesday. Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves bring rising risks of infectious diseases, poor nutrition and stress, the …
A link between air temperature and birth weight has been discovered by researchers. They have found that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy increases the risk of giving birth to smaller babies. The study could be seen to have worrying implications for pregnant women in heatwaves and hints that dramatic …
Scientists weary after years of often vicious opposition by doubters of their climate-change findings see this year as crucial to the planet's future because of a religious document expected from Pope Francis on Thursday. The rare encyclical, or teaching letter, expected to promote climate action as a moral imperative could …
Almost 80 percent of people worldwide are perturbed about global warming and most want tough action to fix the problem, according to a new study that the United Nations touted as a spur to an international climate deal later this year. The report, based on consultations with 10,000 people in …
A potential decline in irrigation due to groundwater depletion or insufficient surface water would not only directly affect agriculture, but also could alter surface climate. In this study we investigated how loss of irrigation affects heat wave frequency, duration, and intensity across fifteen heat wave indices (HINs) using a regional …
Bhubaneswar: Intense heat wave conditions made a comeback in the State with 14 places recording temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Capital city Bhubaneswar emerged as the hottest place in the State on Wednesday with the highest temperature of 44 degree Celsius. The oppressive heat wave threw normal life …
The sweltering heat wave that has captured the entire South Dinajpur district, caused the death of a middle aged man here, according to locals. The district administration and health department officials have however not confirmed excessive heat as the cause of the man’s (identified as Sushil Mardi) death. “It is …
