Environment/Science
Environment/Science
Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become “the new normal”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. more
Study finds America's 10 percent wealthiest persons responsible for 40 percent of nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions

A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of th ...

Arctic warming experiment: NASA announces launch service

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said it selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s PREF ...

UN expert warns global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise is reached

A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target.

Myanmar: Rivers swell above danger mark, more than 18,000 evacuated

Yangon: Over 18,000 people have been relocated to shelters in southern Myanmar's Kayin State due to rising river levels surpassing the danger mark, the state-run television channel MR ...

Heatwaves, high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia, warns UNICEF

Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, urgi ...

China records heaviest rainfall in 140 years

Beijing: Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago.

Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

New York: A summer of extreme weather in the northern hemisphere is causing major damage to people’s health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported ...

Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief

New York: As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the war ...

Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency

New York: Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report published on Thu ...