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Indus River System- Length, Tributaries and Importance The Indus River System comprises of the Indus River in Pakistan as well as a number of smaller tributaries originating from it. Together, they form the Indus River System. It is one of the longest rivers in the world with a length of 2000 miles (3200 km). Tributaries […]
Pakistan Monsoon Floods 2022 The monsoon of August 2022 in Pakistan was recorded as the highest ever in the region’s 30 year rainfall pattern. As a result the flooding caused by the monsoon weather in Pakistan proved to be the deadliest natural disaster to ever hit the region. The flood waters submerged all 4 provinces […]
Pre-Monsoon Crop Residue Burning in Pakistan – What is Crop Residue? Crop residue, also known as stubble burning is the burning of crop remains on the field or agricultural land in order to clear land for the next crop. Burning of crop residue is done in this manner not only because it is efficient, convenient […]
What is meant by ‘Earth Hour’? When is it being observed in 2023? Earth Hour is an initiative started by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) since the year 2007. Earth Hour is a world wide movement that devotes an hour for our planet Earth and is observed every year on the last Saturday of March. 2023 […]
Introduction: What Happened in Ohio, USA? On the night of 3rd February 2023, in the United States of America, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals, derailed near the town of East Palestine, Ohio. Out of 150 train cars 38 cars derailed which effected another 12. The derailment of the cars caused majority to explode releasing […]
Climate Change and Heatwaves in Pakistan: The impacts of climate change on developing countries have been felt severely in the form of increased extreme weather events and abnormal climatic phenomenon. Pakistan is also one of the countries experiencing its impacts most recently in the form of floods and GLOFs. For more information check out, Pakistan […]
If Indus were to speak, it would say, ‘I want to live again.’ – Sherry Rehman, Federal minister for climate change. Living Indus is an umbrella initiative consisting of various existing and new projects to address the triple planetary crisis, including Climate change, Biodiversity, and Pollution. It aims at climate-resilient reconstruction, in and around River […]
What is Fast Fashion? Why is it a Problem? Fast fashion is the term used to describe those articles of clothing, fabric or goods that are mass produced and appeal to the audience because of their affordability and trendiness. Fast fashion brands typically have new styles and designs every few weeks because of the fast […]
‘Eco-city’ is an umbrella term that covers various notions of, and approaches to, sustainable urbanism, rather than a conceptually coherent and practically uniform phenomenon––sister terms include ‘climate-neutral city’, ‘low-carbon city’, ‘smart city’, ‘sustainable city’, ‘transition towns’, among others..” (Joss 2012:5) Eco-city is a new buzzword in Environmentalism. It is an over-arching term which covers anything […]
Pakistan is one of the countries that is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country has already experienced changes in weather patterns, including hotter summers, longer heat waves, and shorter spring seasons. Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan, is a prime example of a city where the spring season has been lost […]