Dhaka office: Experts at a workshop stressed the crucial role of the Sundarbans in Nature-Based Solutions, calling for a collaborative effort from all stakeholders to address issues related... Read more
Farhana Ahmed, North Lakhimpur: An endangered bird species has been found killed and consumed by miscreants in a riverine area in Lakhimpur district. The incident took place in the Ghagar ar... Read more
15 fishing boats carrying 200 fishermen went missing in the Bay Mohammad Minhaj Uddin: At least three people died after being crushed under falling trees due to the impacts of cyclonic storm... Read more
– Moderate rain in Odisha and West Bengal News Desk: Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no. 1... Read more
AFP: Record-shattering temperatures that impacted billions of people in the northern hemisphere this summer were given a massive boost by human-caused climate change, an analysis showed Thur... Read more
UNB/ANSA: Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) said Sunday that all of Italy’s Alpine glaciers were current above zero degrees amid an ongoing string of heatwaves and as a res... Read more
AFP: There is a nearly 50 percent probability that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded and next year could be even hotter, US government climate experts said Monday. “2023 to d... Read more
BSS: Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over the country and at many places over the northern region with moderate... Read more
According to EU climate observers Copernicus, the surface waters of the world’s oceans were warmer than ever before this week: 20.96 degrees Celsius. This narrowly broke the previous r... Read more
AFP: Gazing out at San Francisco harbor from her wooden fishing boat, Sarah Bates looks glum. In happier times, she would head out to sea every morning. But for much of this year, she has re... Read more
BBC: New Zealand has become the world’s first country to expand its ban on plastic bags in supermarkets to thin bags, which are typically used to hold fruits or vegetables. The move, w... Read more
AFP: New and intensifying fires are forcing the evacuation of thousands across Canada as the country battled out-of-control blazes that a provincial minister warned on Saturday could last... Read more
BSS: The Forest Department has re-excavated about 80 ponds in the Sundarbans, the country’s lone natural habitat for the Bengal Tiger, aiming to ensure freshwater for wildlife. “We have re-e... Read more
Staff Correspondent: The World Environment Day will be observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, today, encouraging people in taking collective and transformative action on a g... Read more
AFP: Australia plans to create a marine park almost the size of Spain around remote islands off its southeast coast, the government announced Sunday. Under the proposals, the existing Macqua... Read more
AFP: The first draft of a highly anticipated international treaty to combat plastic pollution should be finished by the end of November, 175 nations gathered in Paris decided Monday after fi... Read more
Rajib Kanti Roy: The humidity levels soar along with high temperatures during the summer, making living tough for all. When hot air irritates the body, the season’s amazing flowers bring pea... Read more
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 179 at 08:25am on Thursday, reports UNB. The air was classifi... Read more
BSS: Around 12.5 million people were displaced in South Asia in 2022 due to natural disasters, while Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the most affected by floods, according to a report of... Read more
AFP: It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures so... Read more