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Category: Global warming

Mild to moderate heat wave sweeps over Dhaka, Barishal divn

April 20, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Global warming

Dhaka, Apr 20 :  Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka and Barishal divisions and it may continue, Met office said on Tuesday.

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Summers could soon be ‘too hot for humans’

July 17, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming, Lead News

Global warming will increase the chances of summer conditions that may be “too hot for humans” to work in, exposing millions of people to potentially life threatening conditions.

‘too hot, Climate change, could, for humans’, soon be, Summers

Extreme weather ‘record’ likely in Arctic Circle: WMO

June 23, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming

23 June 2020 – Reports that temperatures in a Russian town in the Arctic Circle likely reached a record 38C (100.4F), last weekend, have been approved by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) pending final verification, it said on Tuesday.

Arctic Circle, Climate change, extreme, in, likely, weather ‘record’, WMO

New contract must with nature to keep drought, deserts away

June 17, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming

17 June 2020 – The UN Secretary-General has called for “a new contract for nature” to address ongoing global challenges connected to land degradation, such as forced migration, hunger and climate change.

away, Climate change, deserts, Drought, must, New contract, to keep, with nature

May warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high in slowdown

June 6, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming, Lead News

6 June 2020 – Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new high despite the economic slowdown from COVID-19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, in an urgent appeal for…

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Save environment, prevent pandemics, nature’s clear message

June 5, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming, Lead News

5 June 2020 – On this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, the UN is drawing links between the health of the planet, and human health, and highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity, the system that supports life.

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The consequential effects of Covid-19 on the climate crisis

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 editorclimate, Global warming, Health

By Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin Okyenhene ACCRA Ghana, Jun 1 2020 (IPS) – The tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated challenges have thrown our world into chaos, with the virus destroying lives and livelihoods in its path. The…

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Climate Action Can Help to Fight Pandemics

May 9, 2020 editorColumns, Global warming, Health, Mitigation

By Aaron Bernstein BOSTON – The COVID-19 crisis has brought economies around the world to a standstill. Huge swaths of manufacturing have been idled, and sectors such as aviation and tourism are largely shuttered. Amid all the economic ruin, some…

Can, climate action, Climate change, fight, help, Opinion, Pandemics, to

The World Must Not Forget Climate Change

April 9, 2020 editorGlobal warming, Op-Ed

by Dirk Messner, Nick Nuttall DESSAU-ROßLAU – If the current coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is that our interconnected, globalized economies and societies are highly vulnerable to sudden shocks. The COVID-19 outbreak, and the horrendous scale of its…

Climate change, Must Not Forget, Opinion, the World

Fisherfolk fix both food and climate by closing fishing grounds

March 24, 2020 editorFishery, Global warming, Op-Ed

By Kanis Dursin JAKARTA, Mar 23 2020 (IPS) – Samsul sounded very happy last Monday (Mar. 16) when recounting his experience of catching crabs worth more than $60 in a single day. “I hauled over 12 kilograms of crabs on…

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Water resources essential part of solution to climate change

March 23, 2020 editorGlobal warming, Lead News, Water

World Water Day: Often overlooked, water resources are an essential part of the solution to climate change On World Water Day, the United Nations launched a flagship report which says that reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change…

Climate change, essential part, of, solution to, water resources, World Water Day

Changing weather spells doom for unprepared Pakistan farmers

March 14, 2020 editorAgriculture, Global warming, Op-Ed

By Xari Jalil Mar 13 2020 (IPS) – Unpredictable weather patterns in the form of excessive or prolonged rainfall are wreaking havoc for farmers across Pakistan as sowing and harvesting periods are severely affected.

Changing weather, Climate change, farmers, for, Pakistan, spells doom, unprepared

Landing a Blow Against Climate Change

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 editorClimate, Columns, Global warming

by Ibrahim Thiaw BONN – In the face of climate change, providing reliable supplies of renewable energy to all who need it has become one of the biggest development challenges of our time. Meeting the international community’s commitment to keep…

a blow, against, Climate change, landing, Opinion

Antarctic posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C

February 9, 2020 editorClimate, Global warming, Op-Ed

8 February 2020 Fresh fears of accelerating damage to the planet’s ice sheets and sea-level rise have been fuelled by confirmation from the UN’s weather agency that the Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18°C on…

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Plea for Third Pole Alliance to face Himalaya climate change

January 30, 2020 editorGlobal warming, Water

January 28, 2020 SANDRP In July 2019, former Prime Minister of Bhutan and President of the People’s Democratic Party Tshering Tobgay makes impassioned plea to act on the melting glaciers of Hindu Kush due to climate change and among other…

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Climate change and financial risk

January 23, 2020 editorFinance, Global warming, Op-Ed

By Pierpaolo Grippa, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim WASHINGTON DC, Jan 16 2020 (IPS) – Climate change is already a reality. Ever-more-ferocious cyclones and extended droughts lead to the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of livelihoods and contribute to…

and, Climate change, financial, Opinion, risk

UN human rights ruling may spur climate change asylum claims

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 editorGlobal warming, Human rights, Lead News

The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats.

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Dhaka City 3.4˚ warmer than rural areas, says Study

January 20, 2020 editorBangladesh, Global warming, Lead News, Mitigation

Dhaka, Jan 20 – The surface urban heat island (SUHI) in the urban core of Dhaka is 3.4 degrees Celsius higher than rural locations, posing various threats to the city dwellers, according to a study.

3.4˚ warmer, dhaka city, Environment, Global warming, rural areas, says, Study, than

More slowly though, global carbon pollution continues to rise

December 4, 2019 editorClimate, Global warming, Lead News

WASHINGTON,DECEMBER 04, 2019- The world continues to increase the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide it pumps into the air, but it’s not rising as fast as in the previous couple years.

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World temp. to be over 3-degree, even if climate pledges met

November 27, 2019 editorGlobal warming, Lead News

26 November 2019, Climate Change – Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate…

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Another year of record gas emissions: warns UN WMO

November 26, 2019 editorGlobal warming, Lead News

25 November 2019 – Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday.

Another, climate, gas emissions, of, record, UN WMO, warns, year

Red alert for the blue planet and small island states

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 editorDisasters, Global warming

By Farhana Haque Rahman Rome, Oct 31 2019 (IPS) – Barely a week passes without alarming news of the most recent scientific research into the global climate crisis compounding a growing sense of urgency, particularly the impact on small island…

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Opportunity to avoid climate change disasters fast shrinking

October 10, 2019 editorDisasters, Global warming

By Stella Paul Incheon, South Korea, Oct 9 2019 (IPS) – “The window of opportunity to avoid catastrophic climate change is fast shrinking,” executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Yannick Glemarec, tells IPS.

Climate change, Disasters, fast, Global warming, opportunity, shrinking, to avoid

Earth’s future is being written in fast-melting Greenland

August 21, 2019 Lutfun NaharClimate, Global warming

Helheim Glacier, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — This is where Earth’s refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. New York University air and ocean scientist David Holland, who is tracking what’s happening in Greenland from…

Earth's future, Greenland, in fast-melting, is being written

World food security at risk for unprecedented climate change

August 9, 2019 editorFood & nutrition, Global warming

9 August 2019, Climate Change More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse…

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Dangerous hot climate, simmering political tensions: UN

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 editorclimate, Global warming, Lead News

1 August 2019, Climate Change Global warming and rising political tensions are dangerous and avoidable, Secretary-General António Gutierres told reports on Thursday, previewing the UN’s upcoming Climate Action Summit, and spotlighting geopolitical hotspots.

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UN sets 2019 Climate Action Summit ‘Clean Air Initiative’

July 27, 2019 Lutfun NaharClimate, Global warming

Dhaka, July 27 (UNB) – The United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and Climate and Clean Air Coalition have announced the “Clean Air Initiative”, calling upon governments at all levels to join the initiative.…

‘Clean Air Initiative’, 2019 Climate Action Summit, UN sets

Europe melts under Sahara heat wave, smashes heat records

July 26, 2019 Lutfun NaharGlobal warming

Paris, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn’t help this time. Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just hours fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike jumped into…

Europe melts, smashes heat records, under Sahara heat wave

Teen climate activist gets Normandy’s first Freedom Prize

July 22, 2019 Lutfun NaharGlobal warming

Paris, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has received the first Freedom Prize awarded by France’s Normandy region, which last month commemorated the 75th D-Day anniversary. Thunberg, 16, received the award in Caen on Sunday,…

Freedom Prize, gets Normandy's first, Teen climate activist

Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Lutfun NaharDisasters, Environment, Global warming

Washington, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern continent steadily increased from 1979 and hit a record high in 2014.…

Antarctic ice, floating, goes from, record high, to record lows

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