Climate shocks threaten $2.3 trillion global sports economy, study warns
- 25-Feb-2026
Extreme weather threatens annual revenue growth in the $2.3 trillion sports economy, where expansion is driven mainly by tourism tied to resource-depleting global events such as the just-concluded Milano Cortina Games, a report has shown. The sector’s growth should be used to maximise social benefits such as reducing public healthcare spending and advancing gender equality. […]
Aurangzeb calls for effective tackling of population growth, climate change
- 17-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that Pakistan is implementing the IMF program and structural reforms. Finance minister said that the economy is moving towards improvement and the country continued its trajectory toward macroeconomic stabilization and growth. Addressing the launch ceremony of the District Vulnerability Index for Pakistan […]
Athletes call for climate adaptation fightback ahead of COP30
- 27-Oct-2025
LONDON: Climate change is one of the toughest opponents facing any athlete, warns Brazilian soccer player Tamires Dias, one of around 40 elite sportsmen and women involved in the launch of a new global campaign that will feature at next month’s COP30 summit in her country. Dias, who played in two Women’s World Cups, has […]
Swiss glaciers shrank by a quarter in past decade: study
- 01-Oct-2025
GLETSCH, Switzerland: Switzerland’s glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost a quarter of their volume in the past decade alone, a study warned Wednesday, heightening concerns over accelerating melting. In 2025, glacial melting in the Alpine nation was once again “enormous”, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network said, adding that it […]
Climate Finance Will Be the First Casualty of Rising Militarism: Ali T. Sheikh Warns Ahead of COP30
- 01-Oct-2025
'It’s Time to Shake Things Up'—Ali T. Sheikh on the upcoming COP30
Eight Swedish glaciers disappeared in 2024: expert
- 22-Sep-2025
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Eight of Sweden’s 277 glaciers melted completely during 2024 and are now extinct due to global warming, the head of the Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden told AFP on Monday. Another 30 glaciers are at risk, glaciology professor Nina Kirchner said. The extinct glaciers “won’t come back in our lifetime and not […]
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
- 15-Sep-2025
SYDNEY, Australia: Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change stand to impact 1.5 million Australians by 2050, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country’s releasing its emission reduction targets this week. The long-awaited national climate risk assessment found that rising temperatures will have “cascading, compounding, concurrent” impacts on life in Australia, home […]
Pakistan’s Recurring Nightmare: A Comparative Look at the Devastating Floods of 1998, 2022, and 2025
- 27-Aug-2025
August 27, 2025– As Pakistan grapples with yet another season of relentless monsoon rains and recent floods, the nation’s history of catastrophic flooding comes into sharp focus. From the flash floods that ravaged Balochistan in 1998 to the unprecedented deluge of 2022 that submerged a third of the country, and now the ongoing 2025 crisis […]
KP floods death toll rises to 323, 156 injured
- 17-Aug-2025
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has released latest report on the loss of lives and property caused by recent heavy rains and flash floods across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), ARY News reported. According to the PDMA, 323 people lost their lives and 156 were injured in various incidents. Among the deceased […]
Ditch Petrol! Why Every Pakistani Should Switch to an E-Bike Now
- 11-Aug-2025
Picture this: You’re stuck in Lahore’s brutal traffic, the sun beating down, while your 70cc bike guzzles expensive petrol and spews smoke. Meanwhile, your neighbor silently zips past on his electric bike, saving money and breathing cleaner air. Who’s the smarter rider? In Pakistan’s congested cities, where petrol prices keep climbing and smog chokes our […]