UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries on Wednesday to implement disaster warning systems to protect people against extreme weather, saying no country was safe from the effects of global warming. “Every one of the last 10 years has been the hottest in history. Ocean heat is br
With the right partnerships and policies, Bangladesh can turn climate challenges into sustainable and inclusive growth, said Ambassador Christian Brix Møller of Denmark to Bangladesh. Carbon markets can play a central role in this transformation,” he noted while addressing a dialogue
The peak of Japan's Mount Fuji was capped with snow for the first time this winter on Thursday, reaching the milestone 21 days later than the average since records began in 1894, the meteorological agency said. This year's snowfall came two weeks earlier than 2024, when snow settled on the 3,776-m
Almost 90 per cent of satellite-detected methane leaks flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said Wednesday ahead of the COP30 climate talks next month. The International Methane Emissions Observatory, which integrates over 17 satellites to observe plu
Brazilian deforestation linked to coffee crops hit 737,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) between 2002 and 2023, according to a report on Wednesday that warned negative environmental impacts from forest loss could affect the country’s coffee industry. Direct deforestation - where land was clea
The world is on track to add nearly two months of dangerous superhot days each year by the end of the century, with poorer small nations hit far more often than the biggest carbon-polluting countries, a study released Thursday found. But efforts to curb emissions of heat-trapping gases that starte
Speakers at a workshop on Saturday called on China to enhance its sustainable investments and technological support to accelerate Bangladesh’s economic growth. They urged the Asian economic powerhouse to expand financial and technical assistance in areas such as clean air initiatives, improv
One to three low-pressure systems are likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal in October, and one of them may intensify into a depression or a cyclone, according to the long-range weather forecast for October. The forecast by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, prepared after analysing regi
A 20-year Sundarbans Ecotourism Master Plan (2025-2045) has been formulated to preserve the ecological integrity of the world's largest mangrove forest while promoting sustainable domestic and international tourism. Unlike traditional infrastructure-heavy projects, the master plan focuses on envir
The world has just experienced its third warmest September on record, with land and sea surface temperatures remaining persistently high, the EU's climate monitoring network reported on Thursday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that the global average surface temperature in Septem
