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Amazon droughts

Over the past 20 years, like clockwork, severe droughts have hit the Amazon every five years with regularity 2005, 2010, 2015. Of course, droughts have hit the Amazon rainforest throughout…

Doubts and droughts

The most hazardous global warming risk for society at large is widespread loss of grain production because of a synchronized worldwide drought. It would be a colossal killer. It’s happened…

Doubts And Droughts

Doubts and droughts

The most hazardous global warming risk for society at large is widespread loss of grain production because of a synchronized worldwide drought. It would be a colossal killer. It’s happened…

Embrace climate risk insurance

The significance of climate risk insurance in today’s world extends far beyond just financial security. It is a crucial lifeline for communities facing the devastating impacts of a rapidly changing…

Development or deprivation?

The Cholistan Canal Project has once again ignited tensions over water distribution in Pakistan, deepening the longstanding dispute between Punjab and Sindh. While its proponents argue that the canal will…

Climate’s gendered toll

Gender inequality in Pakistan is worsening as a result of climate change. Relatively speaking, women are in more desperate situations because of the prevailing socio-economic, cultural, and legal disparities. In…

A green vision for Pakistan’s survival

As the world confronts the escalating impacts of climate change, 2025 begins with a stark reminder: 2024 was the hottest year on record. This alarming milestone has turned scientific warnings…

One hundred years of quantum wonders

The year 1925 marks a pivotal moment in science, heralding the birth of quantum mechanics – a field that delves into the fundamental behaviour of matter and energy. Werner Heisenberg’s…

Women, climate change and health

Climate change has impacted many people worldwide, from Syria and Turkey to Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan. Coping with the recent floods has left a lot of the population of Pakistan…

The larger tragedy

TRAGICALLY, though not unexpectedly, there are more Pakistani bodies in the waters off Greece this month. They include a 13-year-old boy from Pasrur, who insisted on the dangerous trip, enticed…