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Environment Minister urged developed countries for active support in NAP implementations

28 JUL, 2023

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md. Shahab Uddin urged for active support from developed nations in implementing the National Adaptation Plan 2023-2050 for tackling…

COP28: YouthNet Demands Break Free from Fossil Fuel Control at COP, Expel Oil CEO

26 MAY, 2023

YouthNet for Climate Justice, a grassroots youth-led environmental platform, is making a resolute call for the removal of fossil fuel lobbyists from…

With 200 kmph wind speed, Mocha approaches coast

13 MAY, 2023

Cyclone Mocha is approaching the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar with a maximum wind speed of 200 kmph, said the latest weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department….

Ctg, Barishal to feel Mocha’s effect from midnight

13 MAY, 2023

The peripheral effect of Cyclone Mocha will be felt in the coastal regions of the Chattogram and Barishal divisions from around midnight, said the latest weather bulletin of…

Teknaf at high risk, tidal surge may reach up to 9 feet

13 MAY, 2023

About 100 CPP volunteers and members of army, navy and coast guards are working there, he said. The state minister said the wind speed of Mocha is expected to remain between 150-160 kilometres per hour, which may jump to 180 kilometres.

What do signals 1-11 mean for ports during storms?

13 MAY, 2023

With the impending Cyclone Mocha dominating discussions over the past few days, cautionary, warning and danger signals that the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)asks ports…

Signal 10 for Cox’s Bazar, 8 for Chattogram, Payra

13 MAY, 2023

The maritime port in Cox’s Bazar has been asked to hoist cautionary signal (Great Danger Signal) 10 as cyclone Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the east central Bay of Bengal…

Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’

24 APR, 2023

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans, scientists say, impacting the spread of fresh water, oxygen and life-sustaining nutrients for centuries…..

Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history

24 APR, 2023

Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.

What does salinity have to do with SRHR anyway?

31 MAR, 2023

The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive…

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