KARACHI: The number of people affected by the deadly heatwave in Sindh in general and Karachi in particular has crossed the 100,000 mark. It is a figure that is alarming in the sense that many of those who have lived all their lives in Karachi say that they have never experienced such a stifling summer […]
KARACHI: While the weeklong spell of heatwave has ended, with the Sindh government putting the figure of those affected by heatstroke at 100,000 in Karachi only, at least 26 more victims died in the city and two other districts on Monday. Of the latest deaths, 20 were reported from Karachi and three each from Dadu […]
KARACHI: The harsh heatwave which killed more than 1,300 people in Karachi and other parts of Sindh over the past few days has ended, says a Met official. He said on Sunday that there was no threat of another such gruelling heatwave in the country, including its largest city along the Arabian Sea, this summer. […]
PESHAWAR: A mini-cyclone ripped through Peshawar division in April – at least 49 people were killed within hours in a phenomenon not even remotely common to the region. As unpredictability of weather becomes a constant, the province is beginning to feel climate change. As a noun, the phrase becomes contentious and is arguably one of […]
ISLAMABAD: As residents of Sindh and Karachi, in particular, continue to reel from a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than a thousand lives, weather experts have called for devising a policy or a national action plan on an immediate basis that focuses on dealing with the impact of climate change on people’s health. A […]
KARACHI: With more than 1,000 lives lost to the heatwave that is predicted to increase in frequency due to climate change, experts on Monday called upon the provincial government to develop a strategy involving communities to prevent a repeat of the disaster and integrate climate change considerations in all development plans. According to these experts, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change is implementing a project to promote conservation of biodiversity and strengthen existing conservation efforts by using an innovative market-based mechanism, according to official sources. The project called “Mountains and market biodiversity and business in northern Pakistan” aims to develop community and institutional capacity for certified production of biodiversity-friendly and […]
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Mushahidullah Khan has convened a meeting of all wings of the ministry and relevant departments here on June 23 to review progress and status of the preparation for Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) as well as implementation of the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). The minister has directed heads of all […]
ISLAMABAD: This summer is turning out to be one of the hottest in the history of Pakistan. On Saturday, many cities sizzled and sweltered under the scorching sun throughout the day as temperatures soared as high as 49 °C in Sibi and Larkana districts, while five people – among them three children – died and […]
ISLAMABAD: Glaciers across the world are seriously threatened by climate change and global warming, warned international experts in a recently-released report. The team of scientists came together as part of the Mountain Research Initiative, a global effort funded by Swiss National Foundation. Scientists from Pakistan, China, US, Canada, UK, Ecuador, Italy, Austria and Kazakhstan took […]
ISLAMABAD: The ministry of climate change pushed for better cooperation and diplomacy to reach viable agreements on climate change between the rich and poor countries. Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan stressed that coping with the risks of climate change demanded a prominent role in foreign policy. He was speaking at a gathering attended […]
Karachi: Forty volunteer students from different schools of Karachi and Global Seafood Marketing staff celebrated World Oceans Day with the theme of “Let-The-Fish-Grow” at Sea View. The purpose of the event was to create public awareness, particularly among the youth, about the existing state of oceans which point to an alarming situation as there has […]
ISLAMABAD: Flagrant violation of Islamabad’s Master Plan and laws over the years has irreversibly degraded its verdant environment; a commission looking into the decay of the once green city was told on Wednesday. “We know the problems and the laws, but this commission cannot answer why suggestions from similar public hearings and directions from courts […]
Karachi: Speakers representing academia, research institutions, Sindh government and civil society on Tuesday emphasised the need to encourage the youth of universities to take up the issues of climate change through research and focus on threats to natural resources due to climatic variations. They were speaking at the launching ceremony of the National Climate Change […]
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