The climate crisis is now
A hailstorm in Islamabad and surrounding areas a few days ago delivered one of the harshest warnings for both urban and rural populations. Farmlands were devastated, and the expensive windscreens…
Can courts fix the climate crisis?
THE realities of climate change that seven-year-old Rabia Ali had warned us of eight years ago have hit home. Take, for example, the latest heatwave which thousands are experiencing across…
Biden heat rule likely still years away as climate crisis worsens
President Joe Biden’s administration is advancing a first-of-its-kind proposal to safeguard indoor and outdoor workers from the perils of extreme heat as the United States swelters under record-breaking temperatures this…
Can our cities survive the climate crisis?
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.” This prophetic warning resonates…
A looming climate crisis
The term ‘climate change’ often raises issues of melting ice caps, raging wildfires, and rising sea levels. However, beneath these environmental transformations lies an urgent and less explored crisis: human…
Pakistan’s climate crisis
Every year, we are seeing new undeniable climate events, clear evidence that accelerated climate change is here. Droughts are intensifying, oceans are acidifying and with the fast melting of the…
Lahore’s climate crisis
High-rise buildings, overhead bridges, underpasses, billboards, and the air engulfed in smoke and dust – welcome to the city of Lahore! Home to around 11 million people, with Pakistan’s fertility…
Climate crisis triggers spike in lightning strike deaths in India
Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes…
Oil giant Saudi Arabia sees opportunity in climate crisis
The climate crisis does not look like good news for the oil industry, but Saudi Arabia is sniffing an opportunity that could help retain its energy dominance for decades. Not…
Climate crisis
In the run-up to COP26, much of the conversation has dealt with predictions about the future and forthcoming pledges for more decisive action: carbon neutral by 2030, net zero by…
