Tag: climate

April 25 marks the global observance of World Malaria Day. Pakistan saw the world’s largest increase in malaria cases in 2022 following that year’s catastrophic flooding, according to the latest World Health Organization data. Experts say climate change was a factor. VOA's Nazr Ul Islam's visited a hospital in ...

Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of climate change across several indicators such as surface temperature, glacier retreat, sea level rise and more. “The report's conclusions are ...

Highlighting the reality of climate change in India, the report stated that:Severe heat waves from April-June led to at least 110 deaths in the country.Even as rains in the summer-monsoon were below average in India, floods and storms from July-August “resulted in more than 600 reported deaths across India, ...

World Meteorological Organization says floods and storms were leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of heatwaves becomes more severe.Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. In a report published on ...

At least 50 people have been killed in heavy rains and lightning across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said, as authorities declared a state of emergency in some regions. Farmers harvesting wheat died after being struck by lightning. Rains caused dozens of houses to collapse in the ...

The private sector arm of the World Bank is facing claims that it contributes to global heating and the undermining of animal welfare by providing financial support for factory farming, including the building of pig farming tower blocks in China.A coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups is calling ...

Srinagar: Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh on Friday ordered for enforcement of Section 144 in Leh district in view of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk proposed ‘Pashmina March’ on April 07. The District Magistrate Leh, Santosh Sukhdeva, citing reported reliable inputs of apprehension of breach of peace and public ...

In 2023, Bangladesh recorded the worst air quality of 134 countries monitored by the Swiss climate group, IQAir. Pakistan and India were close behind, with the report showing that South Asia suffers from the worst pollution in the world overall. Here are some insights from the report and what ...

There was no snowfall for most of Kashmir’s “Chillai Kalan”, the coldest 40-day period of winter that begins on December 21. Only towards the end of January did parts of the upper reaches of the Himalayas in Kashmir receive snowfall.A dry, sparse winter could mean water problems this summer ...

In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait slithers on the stomach of one of the main characters. ...