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Rain fury rocks North India

by NewsdeskEnvironment India NewsJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023

The weather office has predicted more rain for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi and its adjoining areas…reports Asian Lite News Heavy rains in several parts…

Pakistan on flood alert

by Newsdesk-Top News Asia News EnvironmentJuly 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Authorities have stared setting up relief camps in low-lying areas of all districts in Punjab province…reports Asian Lite News After India released about 185,000 cusecs of water, Pakistan’s National Disaster…

Heavy rains claims lives in Pakistan

by Newsdesk-Top News Asia News EnvironmentJuly 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Punjab has the most number of people who died where 48 people were in the heavy rains and 20 lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)…reports Asian Lite News The…

Country faces ruin as incessant rainfall claims lives, property

by NewsdeskEnvironment India NewsJuly 10, 2023July 10, 2023

As heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh continued to batter almost all districts, triggering landslides and flash floods in various regions, the Panchvaktra bridge in Mandi collapsed…reports Asian Lite News Numerous…

Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season remains daunting

by Newsdesk-Top News Canada News EnvironmentJuly 7, 2023July 7, 2023

The number of wildfires in the country so far this year reached 3,430, devouring about 88,000 square kilometres of land….reports Asian Lite News A Canadian government agency said the country’s…

UAE Climate Accelerators forge strong global partnerships

by Newsdesk-Top News Environment UAE NewsJuly 7, 2023July 7, 2023

LCAW is the latest of several international climate conferences driving forward the net-zero agenda, ahead of COP28 UAE…reports Asian Lite News Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President…

China reels under scorching heat wave

by Newsdesk-Top News China EnvironmentJuly 7, 2023July 7, 2023

The heat wave is forecast to linger in Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, and Henan until July 10…reports Asian Lite News China’s National Meteorological Centre on Thursday renewed an orange alert,…

Climate change is out of control: UN Chief

by Newsdesk-Top News Environment World NewsJuly 7, 2023July 7, 2023

That metric showed that Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at the record high of 17.18 degrees….reports Asian Lite News As world temperature records were broken on two consecutive days…

Latin America, Caribbean caught in ‘vicious cycle’ of climate impacts: UN

by Newsdesk-Top News Environment USAJuly 6, 2023July 6, 2023

The region also witnessed extreme weather conditions, such as exceptionally high temperatures, low air humidity, and severe droughts, resulting in record-breaking wildfires in countries like Argentina…reports Asian Lite News The…

UN chief calls for carbon neutrality in shipping industry

by Newsdesk-Top News Environment World NewsJuly 4, 2023July 4, 2023

The industry currently contributes nearly 3% of global emissions….reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a strategy to achieve net zero emissions in the shipping industry…

New York City bans single-use plastic in takeout orders

Canada wildfire carbon emissions exceed 1 bn tonnes

Biden steps up efforts to combat extreme heat

G20 must step up for climate action, says Guterres

UNFCCC, COP28 urge G20 to take lead in climate change mitigation