Environment

The local government has prepared 604 shelter centres to house evacuated people for safety as cyclone “Dana” approaches the nation’s coastal regions. The Khulna Deputy Commissioner chaired an emergency meeting of the Khulna District Disaster Management...

The largest conference on environmental preservation in the world began ceremoniously in Cali, Colombia, on Sunday. The city is on high alert due to threats from a guerilla organisation. Attending the event is Colombian President Gustavo...

Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. “Nearly 3 billion people and more than half of...

Scientists reported on Thursday that over 240 people lost their lives to floods in Nepal last month, which were exacerbated by climate change, growing urbanisation, and deforestation. As a result of intense monsoon rains that swollen...

On Wednesday, US officials begged residents of storm-ravaged Florida to evacuate, warning that a “catastrophic” Hurricane Milton was approaching. The state may be facing its biggest natural calamity in a century as a result of the...

Syeda Rizwana Hassan, the adviser on environment, forests, and climate change, attended the signing of a 40 megawatt electricity trading agreement between Bangladesh, India, and Nepal today. As per a message received here, the tripartite power...

China should set a “strong but achievable” target of slashing emissions at least 30 percent by 2035 when it submits updated climate commitments in coming months, a report urged Thursday. Signatories to the 2015 Paris climate...

The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change’s advisor, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, urged police and local government agencies to take decisive action to stop the usage of polythene, which is outlawed. At a meeting convened in...

After nonstop rains in the Brahmaputra basin for the past 24 hours, which ended at 6 p.m. today, the water levels of all major rivers, including the Dharla, Teesta, and Dudhkumar, kept rising. According to authorities...

A United Nations report released on Wednesday suggests that unless sustainable solutions are given priority, the surge in demand for cooling systems in emerging nations could exacerbate climate change. According to the UN Environment Agency (UNEP)...