Environment/Science
Madrid: Over 4,000 people have been evacuated on Spain's Canary Islands due to raging wildfires, Spanish media reported on Sunday. more
Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

New York: Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, unde ...

Major boost needed to reach 2030 water, sanitation and hygiene goals

New York: Despite some progress, billions worldwide still lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; a situation exacerbated by water scarcity caused by conflicts and climate cha ...

Northwestern study links underground climate change to variations beneath urban areas

There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.

Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO

New York: Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started – experts ...

Pakistan: 67 die, 125 injured in rain-related accidents

Islamabad: Sixty-seven people died and 125 others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan since the start of the pre-monsoon season in the country, the National Disaster Ma ...

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres

New York: Divisions are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, as humanity faces three major challenges where the world has the power to “seek and unite for solutions” said ...

Pakistan: Record-breaking rain lashes Lahore, 6 dead

Record-breaking rain lashed Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday which left at least six people dead, media reports said.

WMO declares onset of El Nino conditions, surge in global temperatures likely

Geneva: El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weat ...

Climate Change: World just recorded its hottest day on July 3

Data released by the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction has said the world recorded its hottest day ever on July 3.