COP27 and the climate crisis: will rich countries pay?
Climate change Among the many topics to be tackled at the upcoming United Nations climate change conference (COP27) is financial aid for the countries most affected by the climate crisis. […]
Fate of planet earth depends on Brazil’s presidential election
Oct 27,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The fate of the planet earth could depend on the second round in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday. If challenger Luis Ignacio […]
King Charles should attend climate summit says US envoy
By Justin Rowlatt Climate editor King Charles should reconsider his decision not to go to the UN climate conference in Egypt, President Biden’s climate envoy has told the BBC. John […]
The COP of no return
Oct 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Sameh Shoukry SHARM AL SHEIKH — Some fear that this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held here on November 6-18, will […]
Angelina Jolie urges people to ‘learn and follow what is happening’ in Pakistan after floods
Angelina Jolie urges people to ‘learn and follow what is happening’ in Pakistan after floods PUBLISHED ABOUT 13 HOURS AGO IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT The actor took to Instagram and said […]
More than half of the world’s palm trees in danger
By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Share Related Topics More than a thousand species of palm tree are at risk of extinction, according to a study. Scientists used artificial intelligence to assess […]
Bangladesh PM denounces ‘tragedy’ of rich nations on climate
This year’s UNGA featured repeated calls for climate justice by leaders from the Global South By AFP September 24, 2022 NEW YORK: A country of fertile, densely populated deltas, low-lying Bangladesh […]
Green development is now the only option
Sep 12,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Alessio Terzi BRUSSSELS — In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm Al Sheikh, this year’s energy crisis has […]
Middle East heating nearly twice as fast as global average — report
By AFP – Sep 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES The Middle East is heating at nearly twice the global average, threatening potentially devastating impacts on its people and economies, a new climate study […]
Pakistan floods: Time running out for families in Sindh
By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Dadu Related Topics People in southern Pakistan face yet more devastation after record floods blamed on climate change submerged a third of the country, killing more […]
Ismaili Imamat donates $10m for flood victims
Deeply indebted to His Highness the Aga Khan for this contribution, says PM Shehbaz News Desk September 04, 2022 Prince Rahim Aga Khan. PHOTO: FILE As unsparing floods cripple the […]
Pakistan floods wash away a family’s marriage hopes
By AFP – Sep 04,2022 – JORDAN TIMES This aerial photograph shows makeshift tents for people displaced due to the floods after heavy monsoon rains at Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan […]
10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding — ESA
By AFP – Sep 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES This handout satellite image taken on Tuesday and released by the European Space Agency on Thursday, shows the extend of flooding in Pakistan with […]
Fluid dynamics and Pakistan’s deadly floods
DR. THEODORE KARASIK September 02, 2022 Short Url Pakistan’s historic flooding covering a third of the country is a complex humanitarian disaster illustrating how excessive water can quickly overwhelm land […]
Swiss relief agencies raise funds for Pakistan
Devastating floods in Pakistan have claimed the lives of more than 1,100 people so far and damaged about one million homes. The Swiss are raising funds to help victims of […]
Pakistan floods: Map and satellite photos show extent of devastation
By The Visual Journalism TeamBBC News Published17 hours ago Monsoon rains have caused devastating floods in Pakistan, leaving millions homeless, destroying buildings, bridges and roads and leaving vast swathes of […]
Initial losses from Pakistan floods estimated as at least $10B
BY REUTERS ISLAMABAD AUG 29, 2022 People wade through flooded mud water after heavy monsoon rainfall in the border town of Chaman in Balochistan province, Pakistan, Aug. 25, 2022. (AFP Photo) […]
Flood fate of thousands lies with colonial-era Pakistan barrage
By AFP – Aug 29,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced people take refuge along a highway after fleeing from their flood hit homes following heavy monsoon rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday (AFP photo) SUKKUR, Pakistan — The fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province […]
Pakistan flood victims throw note pleading for help
By Farhat JavedBBC Urdu, Manoor valley Hundreds of people are stranded across the river in the Manoor valley of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a flash flood hit the region […]
Pakistan floods: A thousand dead, millions affected by ‘horrors of climate change’
COMMENTS By Euronews with AP • Updated: 28/08/2022 – 20:47 A family sits near their tent surrounded by water, in Sohbat Pur city of Jaffarabad, Sunday 24 August 2022 – Copyright AP Photo/Zahid Hussain Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan […]