Environment

Reducing air pollution is a time-consuming process that depends on economic capability, growth patterns, communication facilities, and transportation systems, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan. She pointed out that 28 percent...

As emergency personnel fought to restore services after Storm Eowyn, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland were still without electricity late Saturday. One person was killed, aircraft were grounded,...

Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted...

Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time, billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation would take over funding the UN climate change organization....

Since the city’s air quality index (AQI) has already risen to a dangerous level, the Department of Environment (DoE) has advised residents to wear face masks when they are outside. According to a news release, the...

Yesterday, Beaumont, a city in Southeast Texas has experienced snowfall which is rare in the region. Due to the snowfall, the city turned into white with snow. This snowfall has made it memorable experience for people...

Wildfires in Brazil consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported on Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory. Some 30.8...

Ajit Singh, the Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, visited Disaster Management and Relief Advisor Faruk E. Azam, Bir Protik, in his secretariat office today as a courtesy. They talked about the recent disastrous floods in Bangladesh...

According to the US Geological Survey, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, producing landslides, collapsed home ceilings, and injured 27 people. The shallow earthquake occurred just after midnight, and an AFP correspondent in Taipei’s capital...

On Friday, thousands of people commemorated the 30th anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed parts of Kobe, Japan, and killed over 6,400 people. In the island nation that experiences around one-fifth of the strongest tremors in...