Heat beyond control? UN warns Arab region is warming at a record-breaking pace
Dec 05, 2025, at 10:12 am
The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
UN issues dire warning: Asia faces rising cyclones and flooding like never before
Dec 03, 2025, at 06:51 pm
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
UN issues dire warning: Asia faces rising cyclones and flooding like never before
Dec 03, 2025, at 05:04 pm
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Nov 30, 2025, at 12:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Sunday as Cyclone Ditwah continued to move along the Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coastline, triggering widespread disruptions, officials said.
Cyclone Ditwah affects Tamil Nadu: Flights cancelled, schools shut
Nov 29, 2025, at 03:01 pm
Chennai/IBNS: As Cyclone Ditwah moves closer to the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, authorities across multiple sectors have intensified preparations.
Delhi air pollution worsenses, AQI deteriorates to 384; several NCR pockets in 'severe' category
Nov 28, 2025, at 11:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi’s air quality plunged further on Friday morning, with the overall AQI touching 384 at 8 am, pushing the national capital deep into the “very poor” category as residents struggle to breathe during peak winter.
Delhi orders 50% office attendance as toxic air triggers GRAP-3
Nov 24, 2025, at 09:22 pm
Delhi’s worsening air pollution has pushed the city into GRAP-3, prompting the government and private offices to operate with only 50 percent staff on-site, while the rest work from home.
COP30 in Belém delivers huge climate finance push
Nov 23, 2025, at 06:30 pm
In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels.
Three dead as strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata
Nov 21, 2025, at 02:27 pm
At least three people died after an earthquake caused a railing to collapse from a five-storey building in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Friday.
Tremors rock Kolkata as strong earthquake hits Bangladesh
Nov 21, 2025, at 10:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Tremors felt in Kolkata and other districts of the Indian state of West Bengal as an effect of an earthquake which has been reported in Bangladesh.
Panic at COP30: Massive fire sparks chaos, 13 injured in smoke-filled evacuation
Nov 21, 2025, at 08:36 am
At least 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation after a massive fire broke out at the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of the venue.
When finance flows, ambition grows: The critical COP30 message the world can’t ignore
Nov 16, 2025, at 08:31 pm
In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been underway for the past week, one question looms large: can climate finance move from pledge to lifeline?
COP30 goes high-tech: AI innovation, sustainable cooling leads global climate revolution
Nov 12, 2025, at 05:56 pm
As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates are weighing a paradox at the heart of climate innovation: how to harness powerful tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced cooling systems without deepening the very crisis they aim to solve.
India sends urgent food aid to Afghanistan after massive 6.3 magnitude earthquake
Nov 04, 2025, at 04:13 pm
India on Monday dispatched a consignment of food items to earthquake-hit Afghanistan, where a powerful 6.3 magnitude tremor recently left at least 20 people dead and over 500 injured across the northern provinces of Samangan, Balkh, and Baghlan.
The next pandemic might hit some cities harder: Is yours on the list?
Nov 04, 2025, at 02:23 pm
A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making them more deadly, more costly and longer lasting – and where you live, could determine how badly impacted you are.
6.3 earthquake triggers panic in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif, four dead
Nov 03, 2025, at 08:39 am
At least four people were killed after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, officials said.
ISA DG says renewable energy surpasses coal for the first time in 6 months
Oct 29, 2025, at 04:11 pm
International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna has stated that for the first time in the initial six months of the calendar year, the total energy generated from renewable sources exceeded that from coal.
Hurricane Mellisa heads towards Cuba after making landfall in Jamaica
Oct 29, 2025, at 10:35 am
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, becoming one of the strongest cyclones ever to strike the Caribbean before moving toward Cuba as a powerful Category 4 storm, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Cyclone Montha crosses Andhra coast, one dead, several injured; Odisha also hit
Oct 29, 2025, at 12:02 am
Severe cyclonic storm Montha made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada on Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rainfall, gale-force winds, and widespread disruption across coastal districts.
Cyclone Montha begins landfall near Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada, state on high alert
Oct 28, 2025, at 08:48 pm
Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha started making landfall near Kakinada on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed, warning of strong winds and heavy rainfall along Andhra Pradesh’s coast.
Hurricane Melissa: US Air Force flies into eye of storm, collects data
Oct 28, 2025, at 05:00 pm
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the United States Air Force conducted a daring mission into Hurricane Melissa, as it moved towards Jamaica, capturing footage inside the storm, termed as one of the most powerful to hit the region this year.
Delhi awaits rain after cloud-seeding trial to curb severe air pollution
Oct 28, 2025, at 03:34 pm
The cloud-seeding trial aimed at inducing rainfall in pollution-hit Delhi has been completed, officials said on Monday, as the national capital continues to struggle with a thick blanket of toxic smog.
Cyclone Montha to make landfall today, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh on alert
Oct 28, 2025, at 09:00 am
The evacuation process has been heightened across Odisha and Andhra Pradesh with Cyclonic Storm “Montha” moving towards the coast and likely to make landfall between Kakinada between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on Tuesday evening.
Indi Setu: Wildlife on the Brink: Can We Rewild a Warming World?
Oct 25, 2025, at 03:21 pm
London/IBNS: Can rewilding — in cities, in the wild, and in our stories — become a real strategy for conserving biodiversity as the planet heats up?
Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests: FAO data
Oct 22, 2025, at 10:29 am
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
Oct 22, 2025, at 12:15 am
Several districts across Tamil Nadu are on high alert as the northeast monsoon intensifies following its early onset, raising fears of a potential cyclone formation over the Bay of Bengal.
Despite 77.5% drop in stubble burning, Delhi’s air quality hits a five-year post-Diwali low
Oct 21, 2025, at 09:22 pm
Despite a 77.5 percent drop in stubble burning. long seen as a primary cause of Delhi’s winter smog, the capital’s air quality collapsed to a five-year post-Diwali low on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 levels averaging 488 micrograms per cubic metre, nearly 100 times the World Health Organization’s exposure limit.
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024, alerts UN weather agency
Oct 15, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates: CAQM enforces Stage-I curbs under GRAP
Oct 14, 2025, at 09:14 pm
Signalling the annual return of toxic air in the capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, has enforced Stage-I restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Tornado-like ‘Haathisundh’ stuns tourists at Odisha’s Chilika Lake, sparks awe and panic
Oct 11, 2025, at 11:01 pm
Puri: The serene Chilika Lake in Odisha presented a terrifying spectacle for the tourists on Friday when a tornado, described as a towering spiral of wind and water, appeared, creating awe and panic among the visitors.