Climate - Geo News https://www.geo.tv/ Latest Climate news and updates from Geo.tv Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:50:08 +05:00 en-US <![CDATA[Nations gather for first-ever conference on fossil fuel exit]]> ]]> PARIS: More than 50 nations are attending a world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Colombia next week as the...]]> <![CDATA['Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heatwave days]]> ]]> Blistering temperatures rising to 40°C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan,...]]> <![CDATA[Japan pledges $2m to aid climate-affected communities in Pakistan]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Met Office forecasts heavy showers in upper parts of country from April 16]]> ]]> <![CDATA[40 new migratory species win international protection: UN body]]> ]]> The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy...]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan launches first national drought plan to tackle water stress]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter]]> ]]> Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate...]]> <![CDATA[UN warns migratory freshwater fish numbers are spiralling]]> ]]> Migratory freshwater fish populations crucial to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in freefall and risk collapse, a...]]> <![CDATA[Suparco rolls out Space4Climate initiative for climate monitoring]]> ]]> RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission has launched the Space4Climate Initiative to strengthen climate resilience and support environmental action through...]]> <![CDATA[War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds]]> ]]> From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf’s diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by the bombs and...]]> <![CDATA[France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction]]> ]]> France warned on Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if New Delhi does not up its game in fighting global...]]> <![CDATA[The environment, another casualty of war in the Mideast]]> ]]> PARIS: From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the Middle East is...]]> <![CDATA[February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor]]> ]]> PARIS: The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding, the...]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan plans plastic reform: Its informal recyclers hold the key]]> ]]> On a balmy winter day, Irfanullah Wahid and his cousin Faisal Asadullah amble through a maze of carts in Karachi’s Shireen Jinnah neighbourhood. They are young – only 11 and 10 years old respectively...]]> <![CDATA[El Nino may return in 2026 and make planet even hotter]]> ]]> PARIS: The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could form later this year, potentially pushing global temperatures to record heights.

There is a 50% to 60% chance of El...]]> <![CDATA[Early heatwaves raise GLOF risk in northern Pakistan, warns NEOC]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Critically endangered bowhead guitarfish caught in Gwadar East Bay]]> ]]> A rare large bowhead guitarfish — locally known as “Koh Baradari” or “Bhuth-khair” — was caught on Sunday in Gwadar’s East Bay at...]]> <![CDATA[UN monitor warns 7.5m Pakistanis face acute food insecurity amid floods, drought, violence]]> ]]> <![CDATA[January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor]]> ]]> The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the...]]> <![CDATA[EU rethinks climate diplomacy after bruising COP30 summit, shows document]]> ]]> The European Union is mulling a new...]]>