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 […]
Earth Hour 2023: All You Need To Know – Date And Theme
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 […]
Train Derailment Toxic Spill Ohio USA – All You Need To Know
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 […]
Expected Heatwaves in Summer Months 2023 in Pakistan
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 […]
What is Environmental Science and Why is it Important?
What is Environmental Science? It is a quantitative field that includes applied as well as practical knowledge and is used to develop environmental policies around the world. It is a separate field than environmental studies that deals with human relationships and socio-political aspects of it. For instance, an environmental study researcher focuses on the economic […]
Effects of Climate Change on AJK of Pakistan
Introduction Pakistan is one of the top ten most vulnerable countries to the disastrous impacts of Climate change. Climate change is a huge problem being faced by our country and no solution is in sight. For more info about Climate Change, check out: Climate change and its Causes and Effects and for more info about […]
Effect of Climate Change On Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan
Introduction Climate change effects all areas of Pakistan, however some areas are more seriously effected than others. One such area is Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit Baltistan has some of the highest peaks in the world and a huge number of glaciers- which are melting and receding due to Climate change. Therefore the effects of climate change are […]
Reasons Why Netherlands is World’s 2nd Largest Food Exporter
INTRODUCTION Netherlands has became the 2nd largest food producer on Earth with respect to sustainable agriculture. The industry of Netherlands is mainly centered on the production of the food, petroleum and chemical, electrical machinery. Netherlands has the 6th largest economy in the European Union mainly because of good industrial relations, continuously high trade surplus and […]
These 11 Countries Risk Instability Due To Climate Change
Introduction The 11 countries that could face major instability due to the climate change include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Colombia, Guatemala, North Korea, Nicaragua and India. This has been reported in the first of its type published report by the National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change Report. This can lead to the decrease […]
2021 Year In Review: Pakistan’s Environmental Achievements
INTRODUCTION: The Islamic republic of Pakistan enjoys good and important geographical location which extends from 61°E to 77° 45 E longitudes and 4°N to 37°N latitude. Pakistan is divided into five provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and Gilgit Batistan. The environmental impacts are different because physiographically it is divided into three regions that is, […]