Dhaka, May 18 – Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ intensified into a ‘Super Cyclone’ on Monday evening and is heading towards the Bangladesh coast, the Met Office said.
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COVID-19 is clarifying the climate challenge
By Olivia Macharis and Nadim Farajalla BEIRUT – The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the fragility of the world order. Governments have sought to limit the spread of the virus through lockdowns and travel restrictions, which have stalled economies and created…
Mild heat wave likely to continue: Met office
Dhaka, May 13 – A mild heat wave sweeping over Khulna and Barishal divisions and the regions of Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Kishoregonj, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Pabna, Feni and Noakhal, may continue, said a met office bulletin on Wednesday.
Cautionary signal no. one for inland river ports
DHAKA, April 28: River ports are asked to hoist cautionary signal number one as squally weather may occur over some regions of the country in the next few hours till 6 pm Tuesday.
Met office predicts more rainfall till Wednesday
Moderate to heavy rain is likely to continue till Wednesday across the country, including the capital, said Met office on Sunday. Omar Faruk, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said, “Moderate to heavy rainfall activities may continue today and…
Welcome afternoon thunder shower sweeps over Dhaka
Dhaka dwellers witnessed a brief but heavy rain coupled with thundershowers on Thursday afternoon. Met office recorded a wind speed of 74 kilometers per hour in the capital in the afternoon, said AKM Nazmul Haque, said an official at the weather…
Covid-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy
1 April 2020 UN weather experts warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services, including early warning alerts around the world.
Carbon dioxide as a raw material for the chemical industry
Carbon dioxide as a raw material for the chemical industry – seeking a climate-friendly and economically viable industrial concept.
Climate crisis needs everyone to act: ex-UN chief Figueres
Former United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres was a key architect of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, due to go into effect at the end of the year.
Every child under ‘immediate threat’ from climate, poor diet: UN
The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report said Wednesday, warning that every child is under “immediate threat”.
The fierce urgency of COP26
by Adam Tooze Adam Tooze stresses that the critical COP26 conference later this year hinges on European unity and radical leadership. There are turning points in history. Moments that matter, those mark beginnings and ends. As Martin Luther King reminded…
Child dies as Bangladesh’s north shivers in cold wave
The death of a minor boy suffering from cold-related diarrhoea came in from Kurigram as a cold wave, sweeping over Bangladesh’s northern region, intensified.
Kurigram shivers as mercury falls to 7.2°C
Kurigram, Jan 22 – People in Bangladesh’s northern district Kurigram is shivering as a moderate cold wave started sweeping over the region on Wednesday, after five days of reprieve.
Another cold wave likely from Wednesday: Met Office
The season’s last cold wave is likely to start sweeping across Bangladesh from Wednesday after rain in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, Mymensingh and some parts of Dhaka division, the Met Office said Sunday.
2020: a year full of danger
By Farhana Haque Rahman Rome, Jan 6 2020 (IPS) – Let’s face what lies ahead with open eyes: 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the world, and developing countries in particular. The infant decade has already…
Dhaka should find alternative to COP to fight climate change
Dhaka, Jan 04 – A climate advocacy group on Saturday vented its frustration over the outcome of the COP25 meet, saying Bangladesh should come up with its own alternative to fight climate change.
Cold wave created by drizzles likely to continue till Sunday
Dhaka, Jan 03- Dhaka as well as the most of Bangladesh woke up to chilly drizzles on Friday morning creating cold waves, which is likely to sweep over the country and continue till tomorrow (Sunday).
Cold wave likely to continue, engulf new areas
A mild cold wave which is sweeping over the regions of Panchagarh, Dinajpur & Nilphamari may continue and spread further, according to a Met office forecast.
Temperature drops further to 5.7˚C in Tetulia, Panchagarh
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The temperature plummeted further to 5.7˚C in Panchagarh’s Tetulia on Thursday morning.
Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm
At least 10 people have died after a powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines on Christmas Day, with the death toll likely to rise.
Natural-born climate commitments
By Sally Jewell Washington, DC – As world leaders gathered at the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid from December 2-13, the discussed concrete steps for meeting and increasing national emissions-reduction targets. But equally important, COP25 offered…
A new hope for US climate action
By Jules Kortenhorst and Andrew Steer Boulder, Colorado – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) took place in Madrid was supposed to prepare the ground for more ambitious national climate commitments. Nowhere was this more important than in the…
Bangladesh’s north records lowest 6.2˚C temp in Tetulia
Dhaka, Dec 25 – This year’s lowest temperature so far has been recorded at 6.2 degrees Celsius in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district on Wednesday morning.
Dense fog halts river ferries on Shimulia-Kathalbari route
Dhaka, Dec. 24 – Ferry operation on Shimulia-Kathalbari route remained suspended since early Tuesday due to dense fog, causing sufferings to hundreds of passengers amid shivering cold.
Chilling cold weather to continue across Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 23 – Chilling cold weather is likely to continue as a cold snap, accompanied by rain, might hit the country later this month, the Met Office said Sunday.
Cold weather likely to linger another day
A cold wave sweeping over the country is likely to linger at least another day.“The situation will start improving from Sunday,” Kawser Parvin, deputy director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told UNB.
Tens of thousands face famine as drought impacts harvests
20 December 2019 – Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands “one step away from famine”, UN humanitarians said on Friday, in…
Climate conference ends amidst major North-South differences
Madrid, 17 Dec 2019 (TWN) – The UN climate talks ended almost two days later than scheduled on Sunday, Dec 15, where some key decisions were unable to be adopted, mainly because of clashes of opinion between developed and developing…
Climate policy, ‘just transition’ and quality of government
by Marina Povitikina and Bo Rothstein on 17th December 2019 In our series on ‘just transition’, Marina Povitkina and Bo Rothstein argue neglected issues around quality of government need addressing to secure public legitimacy. The challenges which climate change is…
Madrid talks end sans accord on finance for climate damage
By Isaiah Esipisu MADRID, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) – Millions of people, particularly in Africa, who lose their property, homes, and even die due to climate-related disasters will have to wait at least another year for the international community to…