Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed.
Category: Global warming
As heat waves rise, cooling is human right, not luxury: UN
The rising heat waves in the world’s middle income and poorer nations are threatening the health and prosperity of about 1.1 billion people, including 470 million in rural areas without access to safe food and medicines, and 630 million in…
Rohingyas awaiting future return to Myanmar need safer camps
Bangkok – The Bangladeshi government should relocate Rohingya refugees living in a severely overcrowded mega camp to safer ground in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today. The refugees, who fled the Burmese military’s campaign…
Fossil-fuel doublespeak
by Lili Fuhr, Hannah McKinnon Berlin – Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, too many policymakers have fallen for the oil and gas industry’s rhetoric about how it can help to reduce greenhouse-gas em issions. Tall tales…
Dhaka residents suffer in humid heat as rain forecast
As people across the country continued to suffer due to scorching heat, the weather office on Friday predicted that there might be rains in many districts under the influence of a depression formed over the Bay.
Dhaka dwellers experience the hottest day of the year
Dhaka, 19 July – Dhaka dwellers spent an extremely unpleasant day on Thursday as the mercury rose to 37.6° Celsius making it the hottest of the year. High humidity content of the air caused maximum sweating, said weather forecasters of…
Huge iceberg near Greenland village sparks flooding fears
A massive iceberg drifting near the coast of Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
Killing rats could save coral reefs
The much-maligned rat is not a creature many would associate with coral reefs. But scientists studying reefs on tropical islands say the animals directly threaten the survival of these ecosystems.
Death toll from Japan disaster reaches 176, thousands face water shortage
TOKYO,(BSS/XINHUA) – The death toll in the wake of torrential rains battering western Japan and caused devastating floods and fatal landslides reached 176 on Wednesday, authorities said.
Climate Fund fails to reach agreement on replenishment process
Songdo, 9 July (Indrajit Bose and Meena Raman) — Attempts to arrive at consensus on the first formal replenishment process of the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) came to a naught at the 20th meeting of the Board of the…
Toothpaste, handwash causing antibiotic resistance
A common ingredient in toothpaste and handwash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to research from the University of Queensland. The team of scientists has found that triclosan a compound used in more than 2000 personal care products induces…
‘Local temperature rise linked to antibiotic resistance’
A multi-disciplinary team of epidemiologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Toronto have found that increasing local temperatures and population densities are associated with increasing antibiotic resistance in common bacterial strains. The researchers found that…
World Day to Combat Desertification – Invest in land
This video is part of a series of stories and op-eds launched by IPS on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17 Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – We are witnessing the degradation of…
Assistance urgent for Rohingya facing severe monsoon: AI
On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International calls on the international community to urgently step up international assistance for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District as they face severe monsoon weather.
Billions of urban citizens at risk of heatwaves, floods by 2050
New research reveals the number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked. Bold climate action by cities key to prevent 1.6 billion people being exposed to extreme heat; 800…
Floods wreak havoc – submerge Moulvibazar town: 5 killed
Moulvibazar, June 17 – Many areas of the Moulvibazar district town nearby villages, on Northeastern Bangladesh, went under water on Sunday due to a breach in the town protection dam along the Manu River.
Bangladesh’s Sylhet region braces for more devastating flood
Dhaka, June 15 – Persistent rain for the past few days has caused severe flooding across several villages of Sylhet. The floods in the Sylhet region are likely to be more devastating this week as the Manu River in Tripura…
‘EU reinforces position as leader of global energy shift’
Abu Dhabi, UAE: 14 June 2018 — Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) decision to increase its renewable energy target from 27 per cent to 32 per cent by…
First spell of Monsoon shower causes landslide on Ukhia highway
Dhaka, June 10 – A low over the Bay of Bengal whipped up widespread rainfall across Bangladesh on Sunday ending several days of sweltering heat that caused much discomfort to devotees who are fasting the holy month of Ramadan. The…
Pope urges action on clean energy
Pope Francis has said climate change is a challenge of “epochal proportions” and that the world must convert to clean fuel. “Civilisation requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he said. He was speaking to a group of…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 3
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as the well-marked low over North Bay and adjoining area lies over Northeast Bay and adjoining coastal areas…
World wakes up to climate migration
Harjeet Singh Millions of people worldwide are being displaced by natural disasters triggered partially by climate change, and the international community is finally taking steps to mitigate the suffering.
Hot spell sweeping over parts of Bangladesh
DHAKA – A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, Dhaka and Kishoreganj, and it may abate in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow.
Heavy downpours cripple life in Capital Dhaka
Heavy rains and thundershowers on Thursday morning crippled city dwellers’ life as most roads in different parts of the capital went under water, causing immense sufferings to commuters.
Are you paying enough for your food?
By Danielle Nierenberg and Emily Payne New Orleans, United States, May 29 (IPS) – Many factors contribute to the cost of a tomato. For example, what inputs were used (water, soil, fertilizer, pesticides, as well as machinery and/or labor) to…
Protecting climate-change refugees
Kumi Naidoo Not since 1951 has the international community produced a treaty to protect the legal status of the world’s refugees. Now, two agreements are currently under discussion at the United Nations, and each offers a rare opportunity to protect…
Less snow leaves weasels exposed to predators
PARIS,(BSS/AFP) – Fluffy white weasels that once frolicked in snowy fields unnoticed now have a target on their back thanks to global warming, scientists said Thursday.
A natural climate change adaptation laboratory in Brazil
The small pulp mill that uses native fruits that were previously discarded is a synthesis of the multiple objectives of the Adapta Sertão project, a programme created to build resilience to climate change in Brazil’s most vulnerable region.
National Geographic announces Wild Edens, Russia
National Geographic has Wednesday announced the acquisition of a new documentary Wild Edens: Russia the first in a new series that highlights the issue of climate change. Focused on the flora and fauna in the unique natural habitats of Russia,…
Winter to get hotter and rainless
The average increase in temperature over Bangladesh, particularly in the Northwestern region, would be 1.3 degree Celsius and 2.6 degree Celsius for the years 2030 and 2070 respectively, said a study report.