Tag: Climate change
Freak storm batters Europe, kills six
BERLIN/PRAGUE: Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing at least six people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with authorities...
Mushahidullah urges global action against risks of climate change
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Senator Mushahidullah Khan has urged the global leaders, who are participating in the 23rd annual UN climate change conference (COP...
Biodiversity threatened by climate change: experts
LAHORE: Climate change and conservation experts on Saturday said that Pakistan’s biodiversity and ecosystem were being severely affected by climate change.
Long spells of hot...
Two dead as typhoon slams into Japan after election day
A powerful typhoon ripped into central Japan early Monday, leaving two dead and more than 10 injured, hours after millions struggled to the polls...
London introduces penalty on polluting vehicles
LONDON: London introduced a charge on the oldest and most polluting vehicles on Monday to try to improve air quality in the British capital,...
Innovation necessary to address climate change challenges: MCC secretary
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Climate Change (MCC) Federal Secretary Syed Abu Ahmad Akif said Saturday that serious and innovative policy actions were required to deal with...
Trump gives himself 10/10 on hurricane relief response
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his administration ten-out-of-ten for its response a hurricane that hammered Puerto Rico exactly one month ago, as...
Marriyum says efforts underway to tackle climate change
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, while addressing a seminar on climate change, said that efforts were needed to deal...
Three killed, 360,000 without power as freak storm hits Ireland
Dublin: Ireland was hit by what officials called an "unprecedented storm" on Monday that left three people dead, more than 300,000 customers without power...
Hurricane Ophelia threatens Ireland with worst storm in 50 years
DUBLIN: Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defences on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travel as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia...
Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72
HANOI: Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country’s north and centre last week, killing 72 people, the disaster...
No meteorological system available in 40 districts
ISLAMABAD: As many as 97 meteorological stations have been providing weather data at district level in the country whereas 40 districts are still without...
Pakistan suffers economic damages due to disasters
Mushahidullah says Pakistan ranked among top 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change calamities
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan on Friday...
37 killed, scores missing as floods, landslides ravage Vietnam
At least 37 people were killed, another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam on Thursday, disaster reports AFP.
Heavy rains...
Shipping risks rise as Antarctic ice hits record low
Sydney: Sea ice cover in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, scientists said on Wednesday, as they warned the frozen continent's unpredictable...
Puerto Rico rushes to evacuate thousands amid fears dam will burst
Authorities in Puerto Rico rushed Saturday to evacuate tens of thousands of people living downriver from a dam said to be in danger of...
Mushahidullah urges global action against risks to oceans
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan on Sunday, urged the global community to jointly work out a global action plan to protect...
