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Six killed in lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj
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UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan
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Earth's intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: Scientists
Earth's intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20 percent faster rate than during the previous decade, scientists says.
21 June 2018, 04:58 AM
PM pushes for full implementation of Paris deal
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation.
10 June 2018, 04:10 AM
2 sportscar-sized satellites in orbit to measure Earth's water
A SpaceX rocket blasts off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.
23 May 2018, 05:06 AM
‘Saline drip’ for a 700-year-old banyan tree in India
The world's second largest Banyan tree in Mahabubnagar district of India’s Telangana which is almost dying, is on ‘saline drip’ now as part of the rejuvenation.
21 April 2018, 07:07 AM
Bangladesh among other developing nations to study ways to curb climate change
Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research into dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures.
4 April 2018, 14:21 PM
Seas to rise about a meter even if climate goals are met: Study
Sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 meters (27-47 inches) in the next two centuries even if governments end the fossil fuel era as promised under the Paris climate agreement, scientists say.
21 February 2018, 06:51 AM
Extreme weather 'to rise even if Paris goals met'
The risk of extreme weather such as heat waves, floods and drought will rise significantly even if the commitments in the 2015 Paris climate accord are met, a study warns.
15 February 2018, 05:53 AM
Sea level rise is accelerating: Study
Sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 26 inches (66 centimeters) by century's end, in line with United Nations estimates and enough to cause significant problems for coastal cities, a study says.
13 February 2018, 07:33 AM
For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw
Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before “Day Zero” in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May -- the global water crisis was upon us.
Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.
13 February 2018, 06:01 AM
Trump says US could 'conceivably' return to Paris climate deal
President Donald Trump says that the United States could "conceivably" return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signalling any move in that direction.
11 January 2018, 05:18 AM
2017 2nd hottest year after 2016
Last year was the second hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016, with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw of Arctic ice, a European Union monitoring centre says.
5 January 2018, 07:02 AM
2017, the year of hurricanes, wildfires and floods
2017 has been the year of Climate Change impacts and its horrors making to the news on a daily basis. From hurricanes to wildfires, the previous year was a constant reminder that the planet is in the eye of the great climate change storm.
4 January 2018, 04:27 AM
Beijing may be starting to win its battle against smog
Beijing may have turned a corner in its battle against the city’s notorious smog and environmental consultants say the Chinese government deserves much of the credit for introducing tough anti-pollution measures.
30 December 2017, 05:30 AM
PM leaves for Paris to attend One Planet Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Paris on a three-day official visit to attend ‘One Planet Summit’.
11 December 2017, 04:47 AM
Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in peril from climate change and widespread bleaching, but scientists say a small portion may be resilient enough to keep much of the rest alive.
29 November 2017, 10:35 AM
Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward' at climate talks
Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists say at UN climate talks, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials use the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming.
14 November 2017, 06:55 AM
Climate change imperils 1 in 4 natural heritage sites: Report
Climate change imperils one in four natural World Heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands -- nearly double the number from just three years ago, a report says.
13 November 2017, 12:06 PM
Climate target too low, progress too slow: Top scientist
The world must sharply draw down greenhouse gas emissions and suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air if today's youth are to be spared climate cataclysm, a top scientist warns.
11 November 2017, 04:37 AM
2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN
2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN's World Meteorological Organization says.
6 November 2017, 13:38 PM
‘Climate change the biggest problem for sustainable dev’
The biggest problem for sustainable development in Bangladesh now is climate change, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud says.
1 November 2017, 14:48 PM