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More than 5,000 government delegates and stakeholders from around the world are set to gather in Bonn tomorrow (16 June) for the opening of the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), a key milestone on the road to the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil, this November. This ten-day mid-year negotiation is considered […]

Though official temperatures across Bangladesh are hovering around 34 to 38 degrees Celsius, people are complaining of unbearable levels of heat this summer, with many saying it feels even worse than on days when the temperature crossed 40°C. In Barishal, where the highest temperature recorded yesterday was around 36°C, residents said the discomfort was extreme. […]

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a vast mangrove forest located where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers meet, stretching across parts of Bangladesh and India. This unique and rich ecosystem is home to the largest population of Bengal tigers, a subspecies of the Royal Bengal tiger. What makes these tigers truly special […]

During an episode of a heatwave, an individual loses 3.12 hours in productivity. FILE PHOTO: PRABIR DAS As the climate crisis escalates, Bangladesh faces a critical challenge in tackling the intensifying heatwaves in urban, peri-urban and rural areas, undermining health, agricultural productivity, and economic stability. With the upcoming 30th UN Climate Change Conference (Conference of […]

COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, will be held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21, 2025. It’s a crucial event where world leaders, scientists, and stakeholders will gather to discuss and negotiate climate action. This COP will be particularly significant as it marks 20 years since the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force and 10 years […]

These unflinching documentaries, indie thrillers and anime fables can help us to understand the climate emergency, and how to respond We are rapidly becoming the all-star cast of the biggest disaster movie of all time, and tragically it’s a global success. Towering infernos blaze over Canada, the Canaries and Rhodes, Bangladesh, China and even northern […]

Video documentary “Adapting to a changing climate” The documentary “Adapting to a changing climate” highlights the growing recognition of the need for adaptation to climate change around the world. It is translated into nine languages, including the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English French, Russian, and Spanish) as well as Portuguese, Bengali and Hindi. This […]

Water cascading from a wall of ice with gray brushstrokes of clouds overhead makes for a beautiful image – but the story behind it is one of destruction; Earth’s glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate due to human-caused climate change. Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen remembers taking the photograph. It was August 2014, and temperatures in Svalbard, […]

They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. These pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here An iceberg threatens a village in Greenland, July 2018, Magnus Kristensen For a week in July 2018, a giant 100m-tall iceberg loomed over a tiny village on the west coast of Greenland. […]

By Sanya Gupta In the face of relentless climate change, a striking image emerges. This photograph powerfully conveys the distress our planet is experiencing, painting the sky a fiery red, as though nature itself is using a brush. As wisps of smoke twist through the air, it weaves its charged anger, born from our causes. […]