Tag: climate change
Heatwave in Bangladesh leads to school closures, power cuts
DHAKA: A searing heatwave in Bangladesh spurred the closure of primary schools this week and triggered frequent power cuts, worsening conditions for residents unable to…
New cross-border risks need new approaches: Economists
New cross-border challenges, including climate change, pandemics, fragility and migration require new finance capacity and approaches, according to economists NK Singh and Larry Summers. The…
US Weather Crisis: The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here’s why
The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the US getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and more frequent…
Harris Speaks With Climate Change In Mind: Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind
LUSAKA: Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday travelled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia’s capital that’s using new techniques and technology…
Australia: Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions
CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions,…
Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods
BARAS, PHILIPPINES: From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can’t see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact…
New Zealand needs to rebuild for weather resilience, PM Chris Hipkins says
WELLINGTON: After last week’s damaging cyclone, New Zealand needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events, the…
assam global warming: Assam tea planters flag effects of climate change, global warming
Tea planters felt that climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantation in Assam for last few years. Tea plantation is highly climate…
Explained: Why use of scrap in steel production is vital to mitigate pollution
Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday that his department will encourage primary steel makers to use 50% of their input from recycled or…