Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows
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Expand climate-resilient solutions to ensure safe drinking water in coastal regions: Speakers
20 September 2026
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Madhumati swallows homes, leaves families with nowhere to go
17 September 2026
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World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
17 September 2026
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Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger: El Nino chokes Central America
16 September 2026
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Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake
14 September 2026
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Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms
8 September 2026
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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Reaction / Nepal’s climate compensation push and the question of who pays
3 September 2026
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Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study
The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday.
3 March 2016
Gas from thawing permafrost could add further to global warming: study
Arctic permafrost that is thawing due to global warming is releasing greenhouse gases, further compounding the problem of climate change, according to a study released on Thursday.
27 February 2016
Sea levels rising at fastest pace in 2,800 years: study
The world's oceans are rising at a faster rate than any time in the past 2,800 years, and might even have fallen without the influence of human-driven climate change, researchers say.
23 February 2016
Shark pulled out of water for a photo
A Florida man is filmed taking photos with a shark after dragging it out of the ocean, where it washed ashore.
22 February 2016
21st Century US 'dustbowl' risk assessed
US scientists have modelled how a 1930s-like "dustbowl" drought might impact American agriculture today, and found it to be just as damaging.
13 February 2016
Giant iceberg kills 150,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica
Around 150,000 Adélie penguins are killed after a giant iceberg larger than a country grounded at Commonwealth Bay, blocking access to the sea and forcing the penguins to travel considerably longer distances to feed.
13 February 2016
[WATCH] An Amazing Family of Big Cats
Watch Kevin Richardson in an amazing documentary first broadcasted by SKY TV about his animal conservationism, mainly lions and his acceptance into their pride.
7 February 2016
Lions rediscovered in Ethiopia’s Alatash game park
A previously unknown population of at least 100 lions is discovered by a wildlife charity in a remote park in north-western Ethiopia.
2 February 2016
Climate compensation schemes 'failing to reach poorest'
Remote communities are not receiving the compensation they are entitled to from schemes designed to conserve tropical forests, a study suggests.
27 January 2016
Cold wave may persist for couple of more days
The mild cold wave that started sweeping over parts of the country after a sudden temperature dip yesterday would
23 January 2016
Port city children worst sufferers of cold wave
With cold waves blowing over Chittagong for the last few days, cold-related diseases including bronchiolitis,
23 January 2016
Pakistan lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban
Pakistan's supreme court lifts a ban on the hunting of a rare bird, the Houbara bustard.
23 January 2016
Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal
US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.
20 January 2016
Country experiencing warmer winters for 5yr
Bangladesh has been experiencing comparatively warmer winter for the last five years, including this season, according to Bangladesh
16 January 2016
Ctg rivers to be demarcated
The national taskforce on rivers will demarcate the boundaries of the rivers in Chittagong to protect them against encroachment and
16 January 2016
Thick fog disrupts flight, vessel operation in Ctg
Thick fog and cold spell partially paralysed life in Chittagong and its adjacent areas with massive disruption of air, water and road communications causing untold sufferings to thousands of people.
11 January 2016
Effort to keep warm in the cold costs her life
She was sitting next to a clay oven to keep herself warm in the cold evening. Alone in the house, the elderly woman did not find out soon
1 January 2016
Freak heatwave pushes temperatures at North Pole above freezing
Temperatures at the North Pole rises above freezing point, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.
31 December 2015
Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth's rotation
The melting of glaciers caused by the world's rising temperatures appears to be causing a slight slowing of the Earth's rotation in another illustration of the far-reaching impact of global climate change, scientists say.
28 December 2015
Events that shaped the year: Regional haze one of the worst in history
The transboundary haze crisis of 2015, which affected millions across Southeast Asia, will go down as one of the worst in recent history - surpassing the 1997 and 2013 crises.
21 December 2015