Monday, July 8, 2024

Climate Change

Over 80,000 people to benefit from Angarghoon clean drinking water supply in Chitral

Rehabilitation of Angarghoon drinking water supply inaugurated in Chitral will benefit over 80,000 people ISLAMABAD - After restoration, the new safe drinking water supply will benefit over 80,000 people in Chitral Town and the neighbouring villages. Rehabilitation of the Angarghoon drinking water supply -...

Thailand facing longest heat wave in 65 years

Authorities warned people to stay indoors and drink more water and beware of food poisoning and other food related illness BANGKOK (Thailand) - Southeast Asia has been roasting in an extended heat wave through much of April with temperatures reaching...

Fatal heat wave kills more than 160 in India

This is a second consecutive year marred by a deadly heat wave before the monsoon rains INDIA - Indian officials say more than 100 people have lost their lives as a result of boiling early-summer temperatures. Most of the...

Women’s role vital in addressing climate change: Experts

Women leaders discuss why women are the key to transforming society and helping communities become more climate resilient by Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD -  Nowhere are the effects of climate change being felt as severely as in the developing world and women primarily are...

February 2016 breaks global temperature records, says NASA

The global temperature in February smashed monthly records to become the warmest month in more than a century, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) report. Global surface temperatures across land and ocean in February were 1.35°C warmer...

Climate Change Portal launched by LEAD Pakistan

A new Climate Change Portal has been launched to enhance awareness on climate change issues in Pakistan. The Climate Change Portal Pakistan will help researchers engage in meaningful research on climate change issues in Pakistan. The portal aims to raise Climate Change...

Knowledge sharing and collaboration key to address Climate Change

Experts at an international conference call for better coordination and cooperation between scientists, government authorities, and development partners to address emerging challenges in the Indus River basin KATHMANDU (Nepal) - Greater collaboration is needed between various stakeholders to understand and...

Heavy air pollution closes schools in Tehran

Air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has reached an alarming level Tehran (IRAN) - Schools across Tehran closed on Sunday and Monday and residents have been warned to stay at home as thick smog of pollution hangs in the...

World leaders sign Paris Climate Agreement to end fossil fuels

Agreement will be legally binding and aims to keep global warming ‘well below’ 2 degrees PARIS (France) -  Some two hundred leading nations unanimously embraced a plan that will leave most of the world’s fossil fuels unburned. It is the...

Youth explore climate change issues through Arts

5th Pakistan Mountain Festival begins in Islamabad Islamabad – An exhibition of as many as 135 oil-on-canvas paintings by the youth from local colleges and universities explore climate change through the arts to create a platform for education and dialogue. The exhibition...

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Keir Starmer becomes UK’s new prime minister as Labour wins UK general election 2024

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister of UK after a ceremonial meeting with King Charles III on July 5, 2024. Starmer has led Labour to secure a landslide victory in the UK’s 2024 general election to end 14 years of Conservative rule.