Pakistan floods threaten food security as critical crops destroyed

The threat from melting glaciers

ON the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures ...

Pakistan floods threaten food security as critical crops destroyed

Flooding in dozens of districts in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces have destroyed wide swaths of agricultural land. The ...

Scientists say Western nations owe flood reparations to Pakistan

In little over a decade, Pakistan has faced two large-scale floods, costing billions of dollars in losses and ...

Climate Change Ministry to launch satellite monitoring based State of Forest Report

Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday announced that the Ministry would launch ...

For lightning-prone communities in Bangladesh, new warning system may not be enough

An average of four people a week are killed by lightning in Bangladesh, and the problem is expected to get ...

Land Cover Monitoring System for Nepal Launched

The Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC) is pleased to announce the launch of Nepal’s National Land Cover Monitoring System ...

In May 2022, NASA data overwhelmed forecasts in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a long history of deadly and costly storms. Among the most worrisome are the kalbaishakhi , small but powerful ...

Floods in Pakistan threaten food security, destroy important crops