Life Disrupted in Karachi After Torrential Rain

karachi rain

The city is flooded everywhere, with an urban flooding situation.Major roads including Shahrah-e-Faisal, University Road, and I.I. Chundrigar Road are submerged.Vehicles, buses, and motorcycles broke down and floated in water at various places. 10 people lost their lives due to incidents of wall collapses and electrocution caused by the rain.Water entered homes in areas such … Read more

Global Warming Accelerates Melting of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Massive Baltoro Glacier

Baltoro glacier

Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan — Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns are taking a visible toll on one of the world’s largest glaciers outside the polar regions, as new observations show accelerated melting across the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range. A Warming Region Pakistan remains among the countries most severely affected by climate change, and its … Read more

Flash floods after heavy rain wreak havoc in Yasin

Floods in Yasin

Flash floods after thunder storm caused heavy lose in different parts of District Ghizer on August 14. In the Yasin region of Gilgit-Baltistan, torrential rains triggered devastating floods that caused widespread destruction. Large swathes of agricultural land, orchards, standing crops, trees, canals, roads, and bridges were destroyed. On Thursday, August 14th, while Pakistan’s Independence Day … Read more