File photo Due to heatwave, the postponed polio campaign in 6 districts of Balochistan has started from today. Dera Bugti, Jafarabad, Awsta Mohammad, Sahabpur, Sibi, Naseerabad were feared to be affected by the heat wave. The anti-polio campaign in 14 districts of Balochistan, including Quetta, continues on the sixth day. Polio teams are going door-to-door…
The warning from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, came as some 1.2 million people continued to shelter in tents pitched in and around the enclave’s southernmost city, Rafah, with nowhere else to go. “It is like living in a greenhouse, no-one can tolerate living inside,” the UN agency said, quoting Mustafa Radwan, formerly…
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
New data published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed fears that 2023 was the joint warmest or second warmest year on record in Europe. In practical terms, this led to a record number of days with “extreme heat stress” across Europe, “an increasing trend” in the number “strong…
Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director Europe and Central Asia, said countries in these parts of the world are feeling the heat of the climate crisis, and children’s health and well-being are suffering the most. “This is expected to rise to all children in 2050,” she added. “The multitude of negative implications on the current…
In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural hazards and WMO Senior Heat Advisor, John Nairn, told reporters that extreme temperatures are poised to grow in frequency, duration and intensity. “Repeated high night-time temperatures are particularly dangerous for human health because the body is unable to recover from sustained heat”,…
File photo Due to the recent climate changes, the earth’s temperature is increasing dramatically and due to this, all the countries of the world are experiencing record heat. In such a season, the strong and dangerous rays of the sun can cause serious damage to human skin, which is also known as ‘sunburn’. ‘Sunburn’ is…
