Global warming

Climate change has become increasingly important in recent years

Mere 0.11% of total budget reserved for environment, coastal development

Key to resolving many upcoming problems is capability and effectiveness of local governments.

Government’s plantation drive would also cover mangrove forests in Karachi and Badin

Ministry of climate change has planned number of new projects to be executed in the fiscal year 2017-18

PMD to investigate lake formed due to movement in Khurdupin glacier

Even without the US, which ratified the pact under Barack Obama in September 2016, the 55/55 threshold is met

Business world expressed frustration with President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord

Use of outdated methods in agriculture are aggravating woes of farming community

What the country needs right now is sustainable human development

Sea levels are currently rising by three to four millimetres

Around 100 date palms have been transplanted on the median of recently renovated University Road

Researchers calculated that diesel NOx pollution will cause more than 183,000 premature deaths per year by 2040

Experts suggest a separate health policy should be devised in each district to eradicate disease

Tillerson's signing of the document surprised a source close to the State Department

At full winds the windpark has a generating capacity of some 600 megawatts

First round of negotiations under the UN's climate convention [UNFCCC] since Trump's ascent to the White House

Torrential rains combined with runoff from melting snow have caused rivers to overflow their banks

Loss of so much ice would shrink the shelf by about 10 per cent, leaving it with the smallest area ever recorded

Peoples Climate March took place under stifling, near-record heat and on the 100th day of Trump's presidency

Arctic is warming fast partly because snow and ice reflect the sun's faint heat into space

Only 40 per cent of Kashmir's agricultural land has irrigation facilities

Vast coal deposits may appear tempting but they must remain underground for the earth to survive.

Here are some key facts and figures about the summer heat

Remaining in the global deal to combat climate change will give US negotiators a chance to advocate for coal

'My administration is putting an end to the war on coal'

Trump's order would lower electricity rates for Americans

The city is identifying the most vulnerable existing buildings for adaptation

More than 800,000 people die every year because of contaminated drinking water

Unlike some in the Trump administration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis believes climate change is real

Hidalgo, who took office in 2014, has set ambitious goals for the French capital

Arctic sea ice has been shrinking steadily damaging the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and wildlife

Some parents and teachers have urged govt to extend 2-week winter holiday — a measure some schools have already...

Farewell Spit is a 26km hook of sand that protrudes out into the sea and has been described as a perfect whale trap

Australia has warmed by approximately 1.0 C since 1910, according to official data

The area of the Arctic covered by sea ice in October and November 2016 was the lowest on record for that period

A slow-progressing rift suddenly grew by 18 kilometres at the end of December

Meanwhile, some people continue to remain in denial

UN Chief determined for constructive working-relationship with President-elect Donald Trump

Shijiazhuang has seen 10 bouts of serious air pollution so far this winter

Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 per cent

Half the world's species are failing to cope with global warming, says leading evolutionary biologist

Experts say 2016 is likely to become the hottest year on record due to continued burning of fossil fuels

The year 2015 was the hottest on record and 2016 is shaping up to be even hotter

The planet has already heated up 1.0 C (1.8 F) above the pre-industrial benchmark

With all living organisms connected to form food web, impact on even one species has potential to disturb life

Rising sea level, warmer water and acidification radically reshaping coastline communities, marine ecosystems

Research scientist says people in rural areas adjust well to climate changes than those in the cities

The findings, based on peer-reviewed research, were compiled by 80 scientists from 12 countries

'Plants will become less thirsty as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises' Researchers say