climate change

Coal-laden cargo sinks in Sundarbans

A cargo vessel carrying coal capsizes at Shela river in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
19 March 2016, 16:13 PM

Giant sheet of ice breaks off into the ocean

A roughly 2,000-square-mile block of ice just broke off in the Arctic Ocean.
17 March 2016, 05:16 AM

US climate change campaigner dies snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef

Award-winning American environmental photographer Gary Braasch dies while snorkeling at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef.
8 March 2016, 05:47 AM

Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study

The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday.
3 March 2016, 06:48 AM

Rawhide won’t be allowed at Hajaribagh tanneries: Amu

Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu says that rawhide would not be allowed to enter tannery factories at Dhaka’s Hajaribagh to avert environment pollution in this area.
29 February 2016, 14:33 PM

Gas from thawing permafrost could add further to global warming: study

Arctic permafrost that is thawing due to global warming is releasing greenhouse gases, further compounding the problem of climate change, according to a study released on Thursday.
27 February 2016, 05:09 AM

US recognises Bangladesh’s commitment to democracy: Embassy

Bangladesh maintained its broad commitment to democracy which is one of the core values of US government, its Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon has said.
13 February 2016, 06:46 AM

21st Century US 'dustbowl' risk assessed

US scientists have modelled how a 1930s-like "dustbowl" drought might impact American agriculture today, and found it to be just as damaging.
13 February 2016, 04:46 AM

Giant iceberg kills 150,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica

Around 150,000 Adélie penguins are killed after a giant iceberg larger than a country grounded at Commonwealth Bay, blocking access to the sea and forcing the penguins to travel considerably longer distances to feed.
13 February 2016, 01:52 AM

Climate change 'to make transatlantic flights longer'

Flights from the UK to the US could take longer due to the changes in the climate, according to a new study.
10 February 2016, 06:31 AM

Climate change boosted 'once-a-century' floods: study

Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England two years ago, according to a study released Monday.
2 February 2016, 07:00 AM

Climate compensation schemes 'failing to reach poorest'

Remote communities are not receiving the compensation they are entitled to from schemes designed to conserve tropical forests, a study suggests.
27 January 2016, 13:35 PM

Scientists to adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ to set new time for our demise

Scientists are set to announce today whether the civilization is any closer or farther from disaster based on a "Doomsday Clock" that measures the likelihood of a global catastrophe.
26 January 2016, 12:48 PM

Drones, smartphones turning California residents into citizen scientists

In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face.
26 January 2016, 07:18 AM

Promises to keep in 2016

If we want to achieve the targets established by the Global Goals for maternal health, child health, and infectious disease, we will have to double R&D funding by 2020.
22 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.
20 January 2016, 05:24 AM

Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997: Study

The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday shows.
19 January 2016, 05:03 AM

Bangladesh moves up the climate change knowledge ladder

The climate change research community in Bangladesh, which consists of several dozen organisations, including public and private universities...
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Education now global

Twenty engineering students are going to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay this year. They will be enrolled in postgraduate and doctoral programmes. A scholarship programme from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will support their studies while in IIT.
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM

AGREEING TO SAVE THE PLANET

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, held in Paris from 30 November to 12 December 2015, was the biggest event of its kind.
8 January 2016, 18:00 PM