The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in the hottest year on record. Wildfires have already burned swathes through Turkey, Canada, Greece and the United States early this season as
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World will likely temporarily pass 1.5C climate limit by 2028: UN
Humanity now faces an 80 percent chance that Earth's temperatures will at least temporarily exceed the key 1.5-degree Celsius mark during the next five years, the UN predicted Wednesday. The 2015 Paris climate accords, which set the ambitious target of limiting the world to a temperature increase of 1.5 C over
World reaction to deadly shooting at Moscow concert hall
Reaction from around the world to the shooting rampage at a concert hall near Moscow on Friday, in which dozens of people were killed, in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL "The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist
Dhaka air third worst in the world this morning
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 197 at 9:95 am on Friday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy'— posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. India’s Kolkata, Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the first
Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 274 at 9 am on Wednesday morning . Dhaka’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy', posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. China’s Shenyang, Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek, and China’s Wuhan
Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning
-Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 181 at 9 am this morning (February 27, 2024). Dhaka’s air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index. India’s Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi occupied the first, third and fourth
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 309 at 9:30 am on Monday for the second consecutive day. Dhaka’s air was classified as 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi
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Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change. About 44%
