If you have ever wished there were more hours in the day, you’re in luck because scientists have discovered that our days are getting longer. A new study published in the international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has reconstructed …Continue reading
The great Karachi heat trap
The emergency ward at Karachi’s Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) was full to capacity when Abida Noor, a resident of Gulistan-i-Rafi Colony in Malir Town, took her younger daughter Kulsoom there for treatment in June 2015. Temperatures in the coastal city had …Continue reading
Satellite study finds major shifts in global freshwater
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map locations around the globe where freshwater is changing, says a statement released by NASA on Thursday. The study, published in …Continue reading
Islamabad declaration vows to promote climate resilient sanitation technologies in South Asia
Members states of the South Asia Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) have vowed to establish baselines and targets related to water and sanitation for health (WASH) in accordance with sustainable development goals (SDGs). In a declaration signed at the end of the 7th …Continue reading
Excessive nutrients in water bodies can offset gains made from reduced fossil fuel emissions
Lake size and the quantity of nutrients in it drive how much greenhouse gases are emitted globally from lakes into the atmosphere, says a paper published this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters. The paper calls attention to the negative …Continue reading
11 Million Pakistanis at Risk of Flooding by 2040: Report
Unless governments urgently boost their flood defenses, millions of people across the world will be at risk from river flooding in the next 20 years, scientists said on Wednesday. As global warming increases, likelihood of severe rainfall would also rise, says a …Continue reading
If Temperature Rises by Two Degrees, a Fourth of Earth’s Land Will Be Arid by 2050, Study Suggests
Over a quarter of the world’s land will dry up if the atmospheric temperature rises by two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next three decades, the upper limit for the global average temperature rise set by nations under the Paris …Continue reading
Planting Trees Cannot Replace Cutting Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Scientists Say
A new study argues that a singular focus on planting trees will not help in keeping global warming to well below two degrees celsius above the pre-industrial levels. To ensure that global temperature remains under this safe limit, the signatories to the …Continue reading
2017 One of the Three Hottest Years on Record: World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization has listed 2017 among the three hottest years on record. In the WMO’s Statement on the State of the Climate released at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Germany, scientists have said that 2016 remains the …Continue reading
UNDP Unveils Climate Change Financial Strategies for Pakistan
As the world prepares for the United Nations climate change summit (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany next month – Pakistan has unveiled a strategy to align its climate action with its financial management systems. In Brief It is believed that Pakistan’s climate …Continue reading