Two die as typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan
Sep 19, 2022, at 08:52 pm
Tokyo: Two people were reported dead and another missing on Monday after powerful typhoon Nanmadol landed in Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu, bringing rain and gales, local media reported.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Taiwan, no casualty
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Taipei: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Sunday, triggering panic in the region where it was felt.
Global cooperation to protect the ozone layer can ensure a better future for us all
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the treaty’s adoption and success is just what is needed to protect life on Earth, end the climate crisis and ensure a brighter future for us all.
Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: “Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction”, declares a major, multi-agency UN climate science report released on Tuesday, with a focus on increasing fossil fuel emissions and rising greenhouse gases, now at a record high, which risk thwarting plans to reduce global temperatures and avoid climate catastrophe.
TERI signs MoU with Tata Steel Foundation
Sep 14, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/Jamshedpur: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in New Delhi to collaborate on implementing the latest stage of The Green School Project which aims to create awareness about environment conservation in the school network.
Typhoon Muifa hits Japan's Okinawa
Sep 12, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Typhoon Muifa has brought heavy downpours and gale-force winds to islands in the southwest of Japan's Okinawa, Japan's weather agency said Monday.
WMO: Climate change in Africa can destabilize ‘countries and entire regions’
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’
Sep 09, 2022, at 08:02 pm
New York: A rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves will not only increase wildfires this century but also worsen air quality – harming human health and ecosystems, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched on Wednesday, the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.
Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The event will begin on 4 November, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Sichuan province, 13 die
Sep 05, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Sichuan: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan province of China on Monday which left 13 people dead, media reports said.
Waterlogging puts Bengaluru out of gear
Sep 05, 2022, at 09:38 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Following overnight incessant rains, Bengaluru on Monday woke up to waterlogged roads and flooded basements of residential societies, uprooted trees and people struggling to wade through flooded stretches on main and arterial roads.
Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as ‘monsoon on steroids’ continues
Aug 31, 2022, at 02:27 pm
New York: A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”.
Aug 31, 2022, at 12:00 am
Researchers explore the relationship between heat stress and carbon emissions, and why heat waves are felt strongly in urban areas, be it the USA or India. SPAN writer Jason Chiang reports
Pakistan: WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues
Aug 30, 2022, at 08:53 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Pakistan as the country takes stock of floods which have reportedly killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some 33 million, the UN agency said on Monday.
Tropical cyclone Ma-on kills 3 in Philippine
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Manila/IBNS: The Philippine government Thursday informed the tropical cyclone Ma-on that battered the main Luzon island this week killed at least three people and injured four others.
China renews orange alert for drought
Aug 25, 2022, at 01:35 am
Beijing/UNI: China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed an orange alert for drought as heatwaves continued in many regions.
Study says Dugong are functionally extinct in Chinese waters
Aug 25, 2022, at 12:19 am
London: New research led by ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led researchers to declare that one of the ocean’s most gentle giants, the dugong (Dugong dugon), is now functionally extinct in China.
Indonesia: Magnitude 5.5 quake hits south Bali
Aug 23, 2022, at 01:17 am
Jakarta/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Bali resort island in central Indonesia on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
22 dead, 8 missing in Himachal Pradesh flash floods
Aug 21, 2022, at 03:55 am
Shimla: At least 22 people have been killed and eight others are reported missing in Himachal Pradesh where 34 incidents of landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts have occurred in the last 24 hours, Chief Secretary RD Dhiman stated on Saturday.
Himachal Pradesh: Four dead, 15 missing in rain related mishaps
Aug 20, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Shimla: Four people died and 15 others went missing in various rain related mishaps that occurred in Chamba and Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh during the past 24 hrs.
Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday.
Barbados: New UN disaster preparedness hub built on ‘frontlines of climate change’
Aug 12, 2022, at 10:27 pm
New York: A new UN-backed humanitarian logistics hub and training centre in Barbados aims to strengthen emergency preparedness and response across the Caribbean, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in announcing the news on Thursday.
Europe: Wildfires spread through second largest area on record
Aug 10, 2022, at 10:13 pm
Brussels/IBNS: As wildfires become more than only a scarce occurrence in Europe, they have burnt the second biggest area on record while the region is only midway through its usual blaze season, as per media reports.
Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO
Aug 10, 2022, at 04:56 pm
New York: Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday.
China launches emergency response for typhoon, floods
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Beijing/UNI: China activated a level-IV emergency response on Tuesday due to the seventh typhoon expected to approach the country's southern coastal areas this year.
State of emergency declared in Canada's Newfoundland towns over forest fires
Aug 09, 2022, at 02:27 am
Newfoundland/IBNS: A state of emergency was reportedly declared on Saturday night in Newfoundland towns owing to the massive out-of-control forest fires burning in central Newfoundland near the Bay d’Espoir Highway and Paradise Lake significantly growing over the weekend.
Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction
Aug 08, 2022, at 08:45 pm
New York: Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body supported by the UN.
Italy's bracing for hottest year
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rome: First seven months of the present year in Italy registered the highest temperatures, signalling that this might be the hottest recorded year.
WMO reports decrease in likelihood of severe Atlantic hurricane season ahead
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:45 pm
New York: As the North Atlantic hurricane season enters its traditional peak period, the US National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) has adjusted its forecast to monitor the conditions which impact cyclonic activity, according to the UN weather agency, WMO, on Friday.
UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:25 pm
New York: As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, the UN chief said on Wednesday, introducing the third is a series of briefings from the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) on Food, Energy and Finance.