Forecast: official unpreparedness Published 13 Sep, 2026 02:36am EDITORIAL: The warning that the developing El Nino could become the strongest since comparable monitoring began...
PMD rejects claims of extremely cold winter in Pakistan Updated 07 Jan, 2026 06:53am KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday dismissed widespread claims predicting an extremely...
WMO warns against dangerous rise in global temperatures Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am KARACHI: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned against a dangerous rise in global temperatures,...
Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN Published 23 Apr, 2024 05:24pm GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations...
Planet ‘on the brink’, with new heat records likely in 2024: UN Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am GENEVA: Global temperatures “smashed” heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered...
Ocean temperatures around South Florida hit hot-tub levels Published 26 Jul, 2023 10:58am KEY LARGO: The surface ocean temperature in and around the Florida Keys soared to typical hot tub levels this week,...
Warmest years ever are ahead Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am EDITORIAL: While extreme weather events have increased in frequency and intensity during the recent years, the World...
UN reports ‘off the charts’ melting of glaciers Updated 22 Apr, 2023 09:24am Geneva, Switzerland: The world’s glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost...
Climate catastrophe Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am EDITORIAL: While a positive outcome of the COP27 now in session at Egyptian resort Sharm-el-Shaikh is eagerly ...