UNB:Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday morning forecast rain and thundershowers in most places over the country in the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain, thundershower... Read more
The United Nation weather agency has been investigating media reports suggesting the Arctic Circle has recorded a new record high temperature of over 38 degrees Celsius amid a heat wave and... Read more
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Monday morning ranked as 4th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with moderate air quality. The air of the mega city was categorised as ‘moderate’ in the morni... Read more
At least two-thirds of people in countries home to a fifth of the world’s population support stricter laws and enforcement to tackle air pollution, the Clean Air Fund said Wednesday. Researc... Read more
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. “Heavy (44-88 mm/day) to very hea... Read more
Friends of the Earth accused France on Monday of planting a “ticking climate bomb” in Mozambique, where French oil giant Total is developing a mega-project to exploit natural gas. “For sever... Read more
The onset of the monsoon brought cheers to the farmers as several districts, including Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam experienced rainfall of varied intensity during the... Read more
Prabhash K Dutta: The Oil India Ltd has said the fire in the Assam oil field may take four weeks to be brought under control. There is fear that gas leak and oil spill may have caused irrepa... Read more
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at many places over the country in next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am on Thursday. “Light t... Read more
The forum’s member countries – in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America – regard themselves as at disproportionately high risk from climate change impacts, despite having... Read more
Experimental geoengineering schemes to protect areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are “distracting technofixes” that violate an international moratorium on the largely untested tec... Read more
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rain and thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at many places over the country in the next 24 hours until Wednesday evening,... Read more
An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said Friday, ordering a review of infrastructure in vulnerab... Read more
The World Environment Day is being observed in the country as elsewhere around the world on Friday with a call to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environme... Read more
Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size of Switzerland cut down or burned to make way for cattle and commercial crops... Read more
The UN environmental agency said Wednesday it has received a request from host nation Britain to postpone this year’s global climate conference until November 2021 because of the coronavirus... Read more
Once, the lynx, wolverines and eagles that preyed on their animals were the main concern for reindeer herders as they moved them to find food in the winter. But now Margret Fjellstrom and Da... Read more
Dhaka again ranked 5th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning. It had an AQI score of 143 at 08:25 am and its air quality was classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive group’. C... Read more
Police have urged people to stay away from a 40-foot (12-meter) long whale, believed to be a juvenile, that washed up dead on a beach in southeast England. Images posted on social media show... Read more