It’s not winter yet in Calcutta, chill in air due to rains
GB Today Winter is yet to arrive in Calcutta and the chill in the air is due to the unseasonal…
Environment
COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory
– COP28 adopts new fund to help poor nations with disasters – US, Japan, UAE among first to…
Bangladeshi children call for urgent climate action
Dhaka office: Bangladeshi children have called on national leaders to renew their commitment and take climate action to…
Nature-based solutions and Local Adaptation are crucial for Building Resilience in the Sundarbans
Dhaka office: Experts at a workshop stressed the crucial role of the Sundarbans in Nature-Based Solutions, calling for…
Endangered avian species killed and eaten in Lakhimpur, Assam
Farhana Ahmed, North Lakhimpur: An endangered bird species has been found killed and consumed by miscreants in a…
Cyclone Midhili claims 3 lives as it crosses coast
15 fishing boats carrying 200 fishermen went missing in the Bay Mohammad Minhaj Uddin: At least three people…
Maritime ports of Chattogram asked to hoist cautionary signal no 1
– Moderate rain in Odisha and West Bengal News Desk: Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and…
Climate change supercharged this summer’s record heat: study
AFP: Record-shattering temperatures that impacted billions of people in the northern hemisphere this summer were given a massive…
All Alpine glaciers above zero, says CNR
UNB/ANSA: Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) said Sunday that all of Italy’s Alpine glaciers were current above zero…
50 pct chance 2023 will be warmest year on record: NOAA
AFP: There is a nearly 50 percent probability that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded and…
Light to moderate rain likely over the country
BSS: Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most…
Sea surface temperature hotter than ever before
According to EU climate observers Copernicus, the surface waters of the world’s oceans were warmer than ever before…
Drought scuppers salmon fishing season in California
AFP: Gazing out at San Francisco harbor from her wooden fishing boat, Sarah Bates looks glum. In happier…
New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets
BBC: New Zealand has become the world’s first country to expand its ban on plastic bags in supermarkets…
Fires intensify in Canada, could last ‘all summer’
AFP: New and intensifying fires are forcing the evacuation of thousands across Canada as the country battled out-of-control…
80 ponds restored in Sundarbans to meet freshwater demand for wildlife
BSS: The Forest Department has re-excavated about 80 ponds in the Sundarbans, the country’s lone natural habitat for…
World Environment Day today
Staff Correspondent: The World Environment Day will be observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, today,…
Australia to create marine park the size of Spain
AFP: Australia plans to create a marine park almost the size of Spain around remote islands off its…
First draft of plastics treaty to be done by year’s end: UN
AFP: The first draft of a highly anticipated international treaty to combat plastic pollution should be finished by…
Soothing summer flowers
Rajib Kanti Roy: The humidity levels soar along with high temperatures during the summer, making living tough for…