Dhaka, Apr 24 – The Urar Bondho dam at Pagnar haor in Jamalganj and Dirai upazilas breached at various points in Sunamganj on northeast Bangladesh early Monday, damaging crops on some 9,400 hectares of land.
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Floods sumerged crop protection embankments: Minister
Dhaka – Flash floods in the haor areas after incessant rainfall has spilled over the crop protection embankments as the height of water was above the barriers causing the damage to the crops, water resources minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said…
1,200 tonnes fish die in haors of 4 dists: Secy
Dhaka – Over 1,200 tonnes of fish have so far died in several haors (water bodies) of Netrakona, Sunamganj, Habiganj and Kishoreganj districts, said Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Maksudul Hasan Khan on Sunday.Of them, Netrakona saw the most deaths of…
Three killed in Chittagong lightning
Dhaka, Apr 22 – Three people, including a woman, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sandwip upazila and Fatikchhari upazila in Bangladesh’s coastal district of Chittagong on Saturday morning.
Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day with important message
Google today celebrates Earth Day with a doodle, with the objective of encouraging people across the world to be more environmentally friendly.
Sea rough: Ports hoist warning signal 3 – rainfall likely
Dhaka, Apr 22 – The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal 3 as steep pressure ‘Gradient’ lies over the North Bay.
4th Int’l Confce on Climate Change for climate action
Honk Kong – Media OutReach – 21 April 2017 – The 4th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC2017@HK), which is organised by the Hong Kong Climate Change Forum and begins Friday (21 April 2017), aims at accelerating momentum on combating…
Seeds of climate resilience in Mozambique
Cambridge, USA, 19 Apr (Timothy A. Wise) — US President Donald Trump may still deny the harsh realities of climate change, but no one in southern Mozambique has any doubts. They don’t have much food either. The drought of the…
More mudslides in Colombia kill at least 17 people
Bogota, Apr 20 (AP/UNB) — A deluge of rain set off landslides that smashed homes and filled streets with mud Wednesday in a mountain city in a coffee-growing part of Colombia, and authorities said at least 17 people were killed…
Snowfall at springtime in Germany
Stutgurt, Germany – As the first spring rays of sun come out the German people like to soaking up the sun in the gardens, parks and outdoor cafes and enjoying eagerly anticipated beginning of the warm season. But Polar air…
Financing for climate tech available from Green Climate Fund
Kuala Lumpur, 17 April (Hilary Chiew) – The current modalities of Green Climate Fund (GCF) is suitable to provide support for the financing of climate technologies, said a representative from the GCF’s Secretariat. Representing the GCF Secretariat at the 14th…
Cyclonic storm crosses Myanmar coast: Ports lower signals
Dhaka, Apr 17 – The cyclonic storm ‘Maarutha’ formed over the east-central bay off Myanmar coast moved slightly northeastwards further and crossed the coast near Sandoway early Monday.
Climate funds for world’s poorest slow to materialise
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Climate change is making poor countries poorer, yet funding meant to address its economic consequences has been slow to materialise. Instead funding bodies are choosing to invest in green energy projects in…
Green power: Wave of the future
By Françoise d’Estais, Angus McCrone & Ulf Moslener Paris/Frankfurt/London, Apr 6 (IPS) – The price of renewable energy — especially solar power — continues to tumble, and the result is more green power generating capacity for fewer dollars. That’s the…
Lightning strike kills one in Sherpur
Dhaka– A fish farm caretaker was killed in a lightning strike at Madhabpur Morgachura in Sribordi upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday.
Climate change solutions can’t wait for U.S. leadership
By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 4 (IPS) – From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of these…
4 missing as yet another trawler sinks in Northeast BD
Sunamganj, Apr 4 – Four people went missing as a trawler, carrying around 50 people, capsized in Tanguar Haor under Tahirpur upazila on Tuesday morning.
193 dead after rivers overflow, toppling homes in Colombia
Bogota, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 unsuspecting residents. The incident triggered by a…
Lightning strikes kill 3 in NE district of Sylhet
Dhaka- Three people, including a father and his son, were killed in two incidents of lightning strike in Companyganj upazila of Sylhet district in NE Bangladesh on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Fazal Uddin, 42, and his son of Nur Uddin,…
JU ‘Geospatial Apps in Disaster Management’ int’l confce April 3
Anas Uddin Ovi Savar, Dhaka – The Institute of Remote Sensing (IRS) of Jahangirangar University (JU) is going to organize an international conference on ‘Geospatial Applications in Disaster Management’ on AprilApril 3 at JU Senate hall here on the campus.
IEC calls on disruptive tech for universal energy access
Geneva, March 30 –The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is stepping up efforts to bring electrical energy to the 1,3 billion people who have no access to electricity, via a disruptive technology – low voltage direct current (LVDC). The IEC is…
Costa Rican town fears the sea will steal its shiny new face
Cieneguita, Costa Rica, Mar 28 (IPS) – Two years have gone by since the new government initiative which subsidises community works changed the face with which the coastal town of Cienaguita, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, looks out to the…
‘Monster’ storm Cyclone Debbie hits Australia
A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has made landfall in Queensland, Australia. Cyclone Debbie, a category four storm, has left at least 45,000 homes without power and damaged buildings, although it is too early to…
Cyclone hits Australian islands lifting roofs, cutting power
Dhaka — A powerful cyclone lashed islands, damaged roofs and cut power on Tuesday as it edged toward Australia’s tropical northeast coast, officials said.Category 4 cyclone Debbie brought winds gusting to 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour) and…
Amari Dhaka celebrates Earth Hour 2017
Dhaka – On Saturday, March 25 between 8:30 to 9.30 pm, as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, Amari Dhaka had taken part in Earth Hour – the world’s largest global climate change event.
Cities and monuments switch off for Earth Hour
Washington, March 26 – The Empire State Building and United Nations headquarters in New York joined other iconic buildings and monuments around the world plunging into darkness for sixty minutes on Saturday to mark Earth Hour and draw attention to…
A carbon law to protect the climate
By Stephen Leahy Uxbridge, Canada, Mar 24 (IPS) – The Carbon Law says human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by half each decade starting in 2020. By following this “law” humanity can achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by mid-century…
Death toll rises to 72 in Peru rains, flooding, mudslides
Lima, Mar 19 (AP/UNB) — The intense rains, overflowing rivers, mudslides and flooding being experienced in the country are the worst seen in two decades, Peruvian authorities said Saturday, affecting more than half the nation as the death toll since…
Wintry breeze rules BD after winter officially ends
GW news desk with Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 19 – When the residents in the capital are feeling the pinch of summer heat and pleasant cold coming in a rotation for several weeks people in the…
Leading women mayors in NY, commit to tackle climate change
The world’s leading women mayors convene in New York City to mobilize the next generation of climate leaders New York City, NY (15 March)— Today, women mayors from many the world’s greatest cities and women business leaders committed to use…