Environment/Science
Environment/Science
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described climate change as the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” dismissing decades of scientific research while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York. more
Europe recorded 62,775 heat-related deaths during the summer of 2024: Study

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, has estimated that 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred in ...

Pakistan continue to struggle with floods as millions left homeless

A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave m ...

Ozone layer remains on track to recovery in the coming decades: WMO

The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report which co ...

Rescue 1122 boat capsizes in Pakistan during flood rescue operation, five dead

At least five people drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in the Chenab River in Pakistan's Punjab area on Saturday, when a flood evacuation process was ongoing.

Afghanistan earthquake shock: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything

A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most r ...

Sudan landslide leaves hundreds dead

Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in t ...

Afghanistan: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Kunar, over 800 die

After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on M ...

Afghanistan: More than 600 die in Kunar earthquake

Over 600 people died, and more than 1,000 others were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Kunar province in Afghanistan, a region that was hit by a flash flood last week.

Hundreds feared dead after magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Hundreds were feared dead or injured after an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, a region swept by a flash flood last week.