Best Environmental Website Of Pakistan
The specter of full scale war in the Middle East, particularly involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, is a terrifying reality that looms constantly on the global horizon. While discussions around such a conflict predictably focus on human casualties, geopolitical shifts, and economic devastation, another, less-examined victim awaits in the shadows: the environment. A […]
In January 2026, the serene and remote Chapurson Valley in Upper Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, was jolted by a series of seismic events that have left the local community in a state of crisis. While Hunza is no stranger to the power of nature, the recent activity specifically a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on January 19, 2026 has […]
The English equivalent of the Japanese word tsunami is tsunami. harbour wave Two characters are used to represent this: the top character, “su,” stands for harbour, and the bottom character, “nami,” for wave. In the past, the general people occasionally referred to tsunamis as “tidal waves.” defined by the scientific community as “seismic sea waves.” […]
The Silent Predators: How Open Manholes are Claiming Lives and Eroding Pakistan’s Urban Future In the bustling streets of Pakistan’s major metropolises, a silent and deadly predator lurks in plain sight. From the narrow alleyways of Karachi’s Lyari to the busy intersections of Lahore’s Ferozepur Road, open manholes and uncovered drainage pits have become a […]
Introduction: Lahore, the bustling cultural capital of Pakistan, is facing an increasingly severe environmental crisis in the form of recurrent, toxic smog. This thick, suffocating blanket of haze, a mixture of smoke and fog, has become a notorious feature of the city’s winters, fundamentally altering the daily lives and health of its millions of residents. […]
From Sky to Scourge: How Climate Change and Negligence Etch a Genetic Scar on Pakistan It wasn’t just rain when the skies opened over Pakistan in the summer of 2022—it was a biblical-sized flood. “Monsoon on steroids” is how UN Secretary-General António Guterres famously described the country’s current situation. The figures are still startling: 1,739 […]
Heavy rainfall leading to floods as well as Cloudbursts and GLOFs, have killed around a 1000 and injured around 965 people, have damaged infrastructure and livestock in various parts of Pakistan including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Rapidly intensifying weather events like cloudbursts, floods, and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) […]
On 15 August 2025, the people of Swat and Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed heartbreaking disaster. A sudden cloudburst struck the region, bringing extremely heavy rain within a very short time. In just a few hours, rivers and streams overflowed, and flash floods swept through villages. Many people lost their lives, others are still missing, […]
Burning Sheen Malakand in Flames: A Young Social Worker’s Appeal for Climate Action The Fires That Devoured Everything The mountains of Malakand, which were once green with the sounds of birds and rustling leaves, especially from May to August, are now ash-filled cemeteries. The past three summers have been absolutely devastating. Once uncommon, wildfires have become an annual calamity. […]
Pakistan is facing a drought-like situation in 2025 due to scarce rainfall and snowfall. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of significantly lower than normal precipitation across the country. This has raised concerns about water availability for agriculture, drinking, and other uses. The lack of snowfall in mountainous regions could also impact river flows […]