The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Thursday that every year, around 2,000 million tonnes of dust enter the atmosphere, “darkening skies and harming air quality in regions that can be thousands of kilometres away”. WMO chief Petteri Taalas said this was partly due to poor water and land management….
California: Social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a major change to the profile feed that has left users reeling. Under the change to be introduced, the link title and details below the preview image posted on the platform will not be clearly visible. After this update, users complained about not being able to…
The Global Fund, an international organization fighting deadly diseases like AIDS, TB and Malaria, has said that climate change is hampering efforts to control these dangerous infectious diseases. In the report for the year 2023, the World Organization has said that although the efforts made against these three deadly infectious diseases have returned to the…
In India, Bangladesh and other countries dengue has increased in severity, duration and mortality. Photo: File Dhaka: The latest news is that more than 750 people have died due to the terrible epidemic of dengue in Bangladesh. The second news is that the number of dengue patients has increased significantly in the Indian city of…
Copenhagen: Respiratory experts have warned that people with lung problems are facing more difficulties due to climate change. In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen, experts have called for urgent measures to curb climate change and reduce air pollution. Rising temperatures, changing weather patterns, increased wildfires along with pollen and allergens,…
It was released as leaders prepare to meet for the African Climate Summit, taking place next week in Nairobi, Kenya. Children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed were found to be at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change, based on their exposure and vulnerability to cyclones, heatwaves and…
File photo In the United States, an investigation is underway against 5,000 ex-military pilots for flying planes by changing their medical reports. The Washington Post reports that two years ago, investigators concerned about retired officers discovered inconsistencies in the federal database. The pilots under investigation were receiving benefits for mental disorders and other health-related ailments….
California: Google Chrome is preparing to replace the address bar in iPhone. Tech analysts have noted the move of the URL address bar (called the ‘omnibox’) in Google Chrome to the bottom of the screen, just like in Apple’s built-in browser. . This change is optional and users will have the option to position the…
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023. Earlier this week, the demand to release the President of Niger was voiced by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Late on Wednesday, a group of Nigerien military officers made a television…
According to a new study, there has been a clear change in the color of the ocean in the last 20 years and the possible reason for this is being attributed to climate change caused by human activities. A team of researchers from the United Kingdom’s National Oceanography Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
