Climate & Environment

United Nations, United States, Aug 26 (AFP/APP): A two-week negotiating session on a treaty to protect the high seas wraps up Friday, but UN observers were holding their breath with many points remaining contentious between member states. After 15 years, including four prior formal sessions, […]

London, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early. Instead of green, many gardens, parks and woods are now a sea of […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (APP): The United Nations is boosting support to Pakistani authorities dealing with the devastating floods in the most affected provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. Responding to a question at the regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said the country has embraced unprecedented spells of torrential downpour of biblical proportion that lashed out it’s vulnerable areas without any break. In an interview with a foreign news channel, the […]

LAHORE, Aug 24 (APP):Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab Faisal Farid has said that following the instructions of the Punjab government, all relevant bodies including PDMA are actively working to ensure rescue and relief activities to flood victims. Talking to the media about […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has warned the hikers, tourists and visitors venturing into the scenic Margalla Hills National Park from bathing into the freshwater springs revived after heavy monsoon rains in the federal capital. Chairperson, IWMB, Rina Saeed Khan […]

Ilulissat, Denmark, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking icebergs and natural beauty, authorities are mulling ways to control crowds to protect the fragile environment, already threatened by global warming. “It’s a dream destination,” said Yves Gleyze, a veteran […]

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua/APP): China on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response to possible geological disasters triggered by Typhoon Ma-on, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Typhoon Ma-on, the ninth typhoon of the year, is expected to make landfall on the coast of Guangdong […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, during her remarks in the briefing on current flood emergency in the country by NDMA, stressed the need for immediate humanitarian and rescue efforts to rehabilitate the aggrieved and flood-hit populations. This was […]

Beijing, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures. The mercury has soared beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 […]