Changes in rainfall patterns affecting people’s livelihood
DHAKA, April 17, 2019 (BSS) – Experts here today observed that the rainfall patterns are…
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Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists
Anchorage, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska’s northwest coast…
Emissions inequality—a gulf between global rich and poor
The American congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently shook up environmental politics by releasing a broad outline…
Rainfall sharply improves Dhaka’s air quality
Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNB) –Violent storms hit capital Dhaka on Tuesday evening helping its air…
Millions of BD children at risk from climate crisis: Unicef
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and…
UK to extend coop in trade-business and tertiary edu in BD
Dhaka, April 04 – United Kingdom (UK) wants to extend its cooperation in different areas…
Thousands missing in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai
Strong winds, heavy rains, and massive flooding caused by Cyclone Idai two weeks ago have left a…
Cyclone Idai: Time to reassess disaster management
HARARE, Mar 28 2019 (IPS) – It was one of the worst tropical cyclones hit Southern…
Long-term monitoring of the Indian Himalayas to aid conservation
Under the watchful gaze of Indian researchers, six one-hectare plots, earmarked deep inside the undisturbed…
Rainstorm hits south Nepal; PM says 25 dead, hundreds hurt
Nepal, Apr 1 (AP/UNB) — Rescuers are struggling to reach villages in southern Nepal that…
Cities go dark for Earth Hour, bring light to climate change
New York, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — Cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday…
Lightning kills four in BD as volatile transition to summer begins
Dhaka, Mar 31 (UNB) – Four people, including two minor sisters, were killed in separate…
Nor’wester kills 3, causes traffic chaos in BD capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Mar 31 (UNB) – At least three people were killed as a nor’wester coupled…
Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour
Hong Kong, Mar 30 (AP/UNB) — Cities around the world were marking Earth Hour on…
First city fully ravaged by climate change tries to rebuild
MAPUTO, Mar 29 2019 (IPS) – The city of Dondo, about 30 kilometres from Beira, central…
New UN Climate report another strong wake-up call: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a…
Green, gray infrastructure mix for water, climate resilience
“Integrating Green and Gray – Creating Next Generation Infrastructure” is a joint report from the…
Climate change imperils Sundarbans tiger habitats
In 50 years from now, by 2070, the entire population of Bengal tigers in the…
Women take the lead tackling climate change in Bangladesh
LONDON / DHAKA, Mar 15 2019 (IPS) – The stakes are high for women when faced…
Hundreds of thousands unite in climate strike for the Planet
ROME, Mar 16 2019 (IPS) – Friday, Mar. 15 saw hundreds of thousands of young people…
Global Compact for safe orderly migration -Objectives
Global Compact for safe, orderly migration – Objectives Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data…
No way to defend ourselves against climate change
PARAMARIBO, Feb 21 2019 (IPS) – Two of the most prominent women in the Caribbean nation…
A quarter of eligible countries haven’t accessed Green Fund
Interesting findings surface in the evaluation of Green Fund’s readiness programme Kathmandu/New Delhi, 8 March…
Untimely rain damages raw bricks in Satkhira brick kilns
Satkhira, Mar 2 – Untimely rain for last four days in the district damaged huge…
The unbearable unrealism of the present
by Paul Mason What characterises the present moment in history is a pervasive sense of…
Hailstorm kills ‘several thousand birds’ in Narail
Narail, Feb 27 (UNB) – Several thousand birds, mostly migratory birds, were killed in ‘Anurima…
Two killed, houses razed in BD localised Nor’Westers
Dhaka, Feb 26 – An elderly man was killed in hailstorm in Satkhira while another…
Taking the lead in fight against climate change
PARIS, Feb 22 2019 (IPS) – As the grandchild of Jamaican citizens who moved to Great…
Govt to give compensation to fire victims: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNB) –Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the…
Scientist who popularized term ‘global warming’ dies at 87
New York, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change…