New York, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — A powerful nor’easter is beginning to lash the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast prompting flight cancellations, school closures and warnings from New York city and state officials to stay off the roads.
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Tourists stranded at St. Martin’s Island: Signal 3 at maritime ports
Dhaka, Mar 10 – Thousands of tourists remained stranded at St. Martin’s Island a tourist attraction south of Teknaf, the southernmost area of Bangladesh on Friday Afternoon as the went rough due to inclement weather. The maritime ports of Chittagong,…
Powerful women mayors, business leaders meet in NY 15 March
Dhaka – On March 15, C40 Chair and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo will join the mayors of Washington D.C., Cape Town, Mexico City and many others for the Women4Climate conference. This first-of-its-kind, half-day event will leverage the power of…
Sindh people march to protect Indus River: SANDRP
Guest Blog by Muhammad Ali Shah, Dr. Aly Ercelan & Roshan Bhatti Sindh Peoples Caravan March 1-14, 2017 Protect Our Rivers and Delta Across the world the greed of capitalism has created water crises. Asia in general and South Asia…
Jordan resorts to cloud seeding tech for water
Environment-friendly technology set to narrow the gap between water demand and availability Experiments in six-month pilot increase rainfall, and government decides to extend the project Questions remain on the consistency of results and impact on neighboring countries Amman – The…
Ambitious science based GHG emissions targets initiative
Husqvarna Group is the first Swedish listed company and the world’s first forest and garden company, to have its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The Science Based Target Initiative works with companies to…
No chance for locals to be in climate project framing: TIB
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Local people do not get the scope to participate in the formulation of climate change projects at local government level since most such projects have been taken based on political consideration, says a new study of…
‘Al Gore’s Davos remarks lack practical knowledge’
Dhaka – Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore’s concerns on Rampal power plant are based on information available on the internet, and…
Climate data shows 2016 likely to be warmest year yet
By Matt McGrath Temperature data for 2016 shows it is likely to have edged ahead of 2015 as the world’s warmest year. Data from Nasa and the UK Met Office shows temperatures were about 0.07 degrees Celsius above the 2015…
Private firm seeks policy on geothermal power, UN fund
Dhaka – Private entrepreneur yesterday requested the government for formulation of a policy regarding investment on geothermal power plant considering the country’s power crisis. A Bangladeshi private company has already submitted a project on Geothermal Power Plant (GPP) to the…
How renewables can decarbonise energy sector, improve lives
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 Jan — Falling costs, driven by innovation in technology and policy, is spurring renewable energy deployment and with it a myriad of socioeconomic benefits, according to the new comprehensive publication released by the International Renewable Energy…
Severe cold wave sweeps over Nilphamari, Kurigram
Dhaka- Severe cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Nilphamari and Kurigram, says the Bangladesh Meteorological Department in a weather forecast on Friday.
Demonstration held globally against coal fired power plant
Berlin – Bangladeshi expatriates and some other international students in Germany ( including German) on Saturday 7th January, 2017staged a demonstration in Berlin as part of the global action programme protesting the move of Bangladesh government to set up a…
Environmental police to fight smog in China
Officials in Beijing are taking steps toward tackling the city’s long-standing smog problem with the creation of an environmental police force, according to state media.
Trump may want to study how Obama made FEMA great again
As the agency’s lauded director steps down, Trump must carefully consider a replacement “Fugate, don’t fuck this up,” President Obama said. It was days before the 2012 presidential election, and all eyes were on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director…
Low extending its trough to North-east Bay
Dhaka- Seasonal low that lies over South Bay is extending its trough to North-east Bay, says Bangladesh Meteorological Department in its weather forecast on Thursday.
Man dies of cold in Northern BD district Nilphamari
Dhaka – A middle-aged man died of cold-related problems at Darkamarar Bridge village in Domar upazila of Nilphamari district in Northern Bangladesh on Monday night as shivering cold hit the area.
Climate change demands global transformation of agriculture
Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food production.
Cyclone Vardah pounds Tamil Nadu: Death toll rises to 10
Dhaka – Cyclone Vardah that hit the Tamil Nadu capital on Monday evening has claimed ten lives. Thousands of people were evacuated as roaring winds, clocking speeds of over 100 km an hour, uprooted trees, tore off hoardings and toppled…
Tropical cyclone Vardah takes aim at India
(CNN)Heavy rain and winds have begun to pound the Indian city of Chennai, with a severe tropical cyclone expected to make landfall Monday.
Severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ intensifies further
Dhaka: The severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ over southeast bay and adjoining southwest bay and west-central bay intensified and moved further west-northwestwards over west-central bay and adjoining southwest bay.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launches Women4Climate Initiative
Mexico City – Today (2 December 2016) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo leads women mayors from around the world in launching the Women4Climate initiative to help support and celebrate women leaders who are driving forward climate action. As the first woman…
Cyclonic storm Nada weakening in Northwest Bay of Bengal
Dhaka – The cyclonic storm Nada moving towards the north west Bay from south east Bay of Bengal is getting weak and may shrink into a depression to deep depression that may eventually weaken further into a land depression over…
Ending AIDS needs both prevention and a cure
By Lyndal Rowlands United Nations (IPS) – Eighteen million people, just slightly under half of the people living with HIV and AIDS globally, are now taking life-saving medication, but global efforts to end the disease still largely depend on prevention.…
Leaving no one behind: The imperative of inclusive development
Abridged from UN report: Agreed after an unprecedented global conversation, the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by Member States in September 2015 has inclusion at its core. With its central pledge to leave no one behind, the historic…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 2
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no two as the deep depression over the south-east bay and adjoining area moved northwestward and rapidly turned into cyclonic storm…
President for concerted efforts against climate change
Mentioning that climate change issue is a dangerous threat to mankind, President Abdul Hamid on Friday emphasised concerted efforts of the global community in mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Trump changes his tune on climate change, jailing Hillary
Dhaka (AP/UNB) -President-elect Donald Trump changed his tune on several topics — among them climate change and prosecuting Hillary Clinton — in statements Tuesday to The New York Times and on Twitter. What he’s said in the past and what…
Offshore quake causes tsunamis, nuclear worries in Japan
Tokyo (AP) — Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful earthquake sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan’s northeastern shore Tuesday and fueled concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a much larger tsunami five…
Climate talks set 2018 deadline to agree rules
Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a new sign of international support for a pact opposed by US President-elect…