Lahore Remains the Most Polluted City in the World Islamabad: Pakistan’s Lahore continues to remain at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 300 according to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir as smog covered the region on Wednesday, local media reported. Lahore recorded an AQI of 563 […]
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Driest Summer In Portugal Since 1931: Weather Agency Portugal this year recorded its hottest and driest summer in nearly a century, with temperatures 1.5C above the average for 1991-2020 and just under a quarter of normal rainfall, the national meteorological agency said Friday. The average maximum temperature settled at an unprecedented 30.78C this summer —
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Pakistan Floods Turn Wedding Celebrations Into 24 Funerals For A Family Two days before his wedding, Noor Muhammad had a long phone call with his mother, just hours before devastating floods in Pakistan killed her along with 23 family members and relatives. “I cannot explain how happy she was,” he said, standing by the rubble
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Cloudburst Hits Chamoli District of Uttarakhand; Several Feared Missing Many people are feared missing after a cloudburst hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday night, causing debris to sweep through homes and buildings. According to officials, the Tharali market area and the Tharali tehsil complex were heavily covered by debris. Many residential areas, including the official
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New Zealand faces most challenging security environment in recent time, report shows WELLINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – New Zealand is facing the toughest national security challenges of recent times with increasing threats of foreign interference and espionage, particularly from China, according to an intelligence report released on Thursday. The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS)
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Increasing Extreme weather events around the world | Reducing Methane Is the Answer This summer, record-breaking heat is dominating headlines worldwide, underscoring the urgent need for climate action. Across Europe and the United States, communities are bracing for a massive heat dome, with temperatures expected to soar above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), shattering
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WCS to Push for Protections for the Okapi, African Hornbills, Galapagos Iguanas, and Other Threatened and Endangered Species at CITES CoP20 The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced key priorities for protection at the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, to take
The survey also revealed climate change to be Americans’ top environmental concern, with 43% of respondents saying they were very concerned – the highest level measured of any G7 country polled. More than 7 in 10 Americans (73%) said they support fees on the oil and gas industry for producing excess methane pollution, a policy which lawmakers recently voted to strike down despite its popularity. A similar number of respondents supported a fee on oil and gas producers for wasting methane that contributes to pollution (71%).
No industrial pollution violations in JK and Ladakh in 5 years: Centre The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have recorded zero instances of industrial pollution violations in the past five years, the Government of India informed the Parliament on Monday. Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh,
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Tulsa Zoo Announces Chimpanzee Pregnancy TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 29, 2025) – Tulsa Zoo is expecting a new addition to their troop. Zuri, the 12-year-old female chimpanzee, is expecting her first infant. “We’re very excited for Zuri,” said Tulsa Zoo Curator of Mammals Jordan Piha. “This will be the first chimpanzee infant to join our troop since
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Native shellfish reefs key to saving coastal ecosystems When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs – most of which have been destroyed or forgotten. Coastal management and reef restoration has never been more important with shellfish reefs among
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