Climate

How Pakistan’s Solar Revolution is shielding it from Middle East energy crisis

Pakistan’s rapid adoption of solar energy is emerging as one of the most significant energy transitions in the developing world, driven not by sweeping state intervention but by consumers responding to soaring electricity costs, repeated power shortages, and volatile...

Chinese solar exports surge to record high amid global energy shock

China’s solar exports reached an unprecedented level in March 2026, as countries across Asia and Africa accelerated their transition toward renewable energy in response to rising fossil fuel prices and geopolitical instability. According to data analyzed by global energy think...

Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan as forecasters warn of more rain

More than 300 people have been killed in northwest Pakistan after two days of torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides, local officials confirmed.

Global Plastic Treaty talks collapse in Geneva as nations remain deeply divided

Talks aimed at finalizing the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva on Friday, with delegates from more than 180 countries leaving without a deal.

South Korea Floods: 14 dead, several missing as heavy rain triggers landslides and mass evacuations

South Korea is grappling with the aftermath of relentless torrential rains that swept across the country over five consecutive days, leaving at least 14 people dead.

Texas Flood death toll reaches 120, over 170 still missing in Hill Country disaster

The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods that swept across Central Texas has climbed to at least 120, with 173 people still missing as of July 10

State of emergency in New Zealand as storms hit – Wild weather disrupts flights, triggers evacuation

A powerful and unusually widespread storm battered New Zealand, triggering multiple states of emergency and bringing severe disruption across the country.

Chad, Bangladesh and Pakistan among the world’s most polluted countries in 2024

The 2024 World Air Quality Report by IQAir reveals alarming levels of pollution in several countries, with Chad, Bangladesh, and Pakistan ranking among the most polluted in the world.

World’s doomsday seed vault in Svalbard gets 14,000 new seed samples

More than 14,000 seed samples from 21 genebanks have been deposited in the remote Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a “doomsday vault” in the far reaches of northern Norway.

Trump withdraws US from Paris Climate Accord and World Health Organization

U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a retreat from two major international commitments. The actions signal a continued shift in US...

Latest News

WHO declares rare Ebola outbreak in Central Africa regional emergency, not global pandemic

WHO says the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa does not currently pose a global pandemic threat, despite a sharp rise in suspected infections and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda.