FAO warns 90 per cent of Earth’s topsoil at risk by 2050
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: A full 90 per cent of the Earth’s precious topsoil is likely to be at risk by 2050, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.
Global awareness critical to protect world’s mangroves: UN science chief
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:22 pm
New York: Time is running out to protect the world’s mangroves which are not only home to many species but also an important hedge against climate impacts, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Tuesday.
Northern Philippines rocked by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
Jul 27, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 rattled Abra province in northern Philippines on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Landmark guidelines aim to protect children uprooted by climate change
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: New UN-backed guidelines issued on Monday aim to protect, include and empower children forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis, marking the first-ever global effort to address this increasingly major concern.
California wildfire still remains uncontained
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:06 pm
California: Firefighters in California are struggling to contain a fast-moving wildfire which is growing in size.
US: State of emergency declared in California's Mariposa amid major wildfire
Jul 24, 2022, at 06:10 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US' California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Mariposa County amid the spread of a major wildfire that has forced thousands of people in the Yosemite National Park area to evacuate.
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:16 pm
Athens/UNI/Sputnik: Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece - on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country’s north-east.
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, according to a UN report published on Friday.
Heatwave: Several parts of China may experience 40 C temperature over weekend
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:33 pm
Beijing: Several regions of China are all set to experience rising temperatures for the next ten days as a heatwave gripped those portions of the nation, media reports said on Saturday.
Top scientists meet at University of Kashmir, discuss climate change issue
Jul 23, 2022, at 12:39 am
Srinagar: Top scientists from the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) and several academic institutions met at the University of Kashmir here on Thursday to discuss the issue of climate change.
Extreme heat hits Europe, WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:54 pm
London/Paris: A large section of Europe is fighting extreme heat conditions as temperature is touching record high in many countries in recent days, media reports said.
‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:41 pm
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate on Tuesday to examine the interconnected environmental threats hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development.
Jul 20, 2022, at 12:55 am
London/UNI: UK on Tuesday recorded the hottest day as temperatures hit 39.1 Celsius.
Spain: Wildfires destroy 150k acres of forest, kill 2 people
Jul 20, 2022, at 12:46 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain, destroying nearly 60,000 hectares (1,48,263 acres) of forest areas, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday, citing sources in the affected regions.
Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
Jul 19, 2022, at 07:12 pm
New York: The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degree Celsius (40°C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a “natural climate unaffected by human influence,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared on Monday.
Record number of forest fires imperil Himachal’s ecology
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Himachal Pradesh recorded 2,763 incidents of forest fires this year from April 1 to June 30, which is the highest figure recorded by the state’s Forest Protection and Fire Control division, since 2007. While three forest officers lost their lives, over 23,000 hectares of forest area were affected. Senior forest officers state that dry weather spells and human negligence or wilful destruction could be the reasons for the fires. The local people see it as an outcome of large scale development projects. Mongabay India correspondent Vivek Gupta reports
UK issues red warning for extreme heat
Jul 15, 2022, at 10:53 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: The UK Met Office on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, the alert covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.
Three killed as car washed away crossing bridge amid heavy rains in Nagpur. See video
Jul 13, 2022, at 02:50 am
Nagpur/IBNS: Three people, including a woman, were killed when a car in which they were travelling was washed away while crossing a bridge amid heavy rains in Nagpur's Savner tehsil.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cleaning drive launched in interior of Dal Lake
Jul 11, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar: White Globe NGO and Lakes and Waterways Development Authority organized a cleaning drive in the interior regions of Kachri Mohalla, Bhat Mohalla, Latti Mohalla in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
At least 4 killed in cloudburst near Amarnath shrine cave, rescue ops underway
Jul 09, 2022, at 01:32 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least four people are feared killed in a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, media reports said.
India-based NGO hosts tree plantation event in Toronto to preserve environment
Jul 06, 2022, at 04:38 am
Toronto/IBNS: A tree plantation event was conducted by the Toronto Chapter of India-based NGO SPHEEHA at the headquarters and was participated by several dignitaries.
New UN financing initiative goes live to power climate action
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:19 am
New York: A new UN-led financing tool to strengthen weather and climate forecasting, improve life-saving early warning systems, safeguard jobs, and underpin climate adaptation for long-term resilience, officially opened for business on Thursday.
Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and making the most of new marine technology, are essential to sustainable ocean management, the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Thursday.
A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:08 pm
New York: Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Wednesday.
Coal ministry approaches environment ministry for inclusion of 5 coal mine pit lakes in Ramsar List
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:19 am
New Delhi: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has undertaken– Conservation of coal mine pit lakes, maintenance of the ecological character of wetlands and inclusion of such pit lakes in the prestigious Ramsar List with the help of state governments and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), the Ministry of Coal said.
India to impose complete ban on single-use plastic from July 1
Jun 29, 2022, at 03:45 am
New Delhi: India will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, 2022.
Tackling marine pollution: Individual action, key to ocean restoration
Jun 28, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New York: On Monday, thousands of people gathered at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first day of the long-awaited UN Ocean Conference. Riding on the global momentum generated by the event, experts are pushing for a new international commitment to combat pollution, including at sea.
Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says UN chief
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:55 pm
New York: The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging young people gathered in Carcavelos, Portugal, for a UN Youth and Innovation Forum to step up because his generation’s leaders had moved far too slow.
Japan sees shortest rainy season this year
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: The rainy season has come to an abrupt end in parts of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday, with record high temperatures expected in the coming weeks.
China renews yellow alert for rainstorms
Jun 27, 2022, at 07:39 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Monday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in many parts of the country.