Environment/Science
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported. more
Spain registers second hottest March in 21st century

Madrid: The latest data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Tuesday showed that last month was the second hottest March of the 21st century recorded in the country, wi ...

WMO calls for more investment in integrated weather and climate services

New York: The global transition to renewable energy will require greater investment in integrated weather and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. ...

Bhutanese village moving towards becoming fully organic

Thimpu: Gungring of Bhutan is on the right track after it ventured into organic farming five years ago.

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes

New York: The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect &l ...

Deadly Syria earthquake provides chance to move forward: UN envoy

Renewed diplomatic attention on Syria, and the suffering of its people following the recent deadly earthquake, create new obligations and opportunities to forge lasting peace, UN Special ...

Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns

New York: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth” the UN chief said just ahead of World Meteorological Day, marked on Thursday – the damage already being caused by climat ...

Guterres warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of a world without glaciers

New York: Glaciers are “critical to all life on Earth”, the UN chief reminded the UN 2023 Water Conference on Wednesday, warning that unless the rise in sea level due to globa ...

UN Water Conference: More investment crucial to access water, sanitation, hygiene for all

New York: Marking the most significant global conference on water in five decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on all nations to inves ...

Pakistan: Nine die, 44 jurt as earthquake rocks KP

Islamabad: At least nine people died and 44 others were injured as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Tuesday as the epicentre of the quake was ...