Environment

Global water crisis deepens as floods, droughts intensify: WMO Report
Only one-third of rivers flowed at normal levels in 2024 as extreme conditions spread worldwide, says UN weather agency
Global water crisis deepens as floods, droughts intensify: WMO Report
Only one-third of rivers flowed at normal levels in 2024 as extreme conditions spread worldwide, says UN weather agency

Floods in Pakistan's Punjab kill at least 101, affect 4.6M people
Nearly 5,000 villages inundated as authorities struggle with rising toll and widespread devastation

North Korea’s decade-long campaign added 1.2M hectares of forest: Report
North Korea’s reforestation initiative to restore 1.68M hectares achieved 72.7% of target

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City sees sharp spike in air pollution levels
City’s air quality index tops 130, considered unhealthy for sensitive groups

Study links fossil fuel giants to surge in heatwaves
Carbon emissions of fossil-fuel, cement producers directly linked to deadly heatwaves, new study finds

Climate promises or empty rhetoric? Africa seeks action amid global distractions
At 2nd Africa Climate Summit, experts say Africa must unite and seek a role to influence climate decisions and turn promises into real action