The coming tide II on August 5, 2011Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, formerly of the meteorological department, confirmed that Pakistan has been plagued with extreme weather events in the past few decades, with an incremental increase in drought conditions and intense rainfall. Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that glaciers are melting in the northern regions of Pakistan, affecting freshwater supplies. Coupled with the aforementioned […]
The coming tide I on August 4, 2011The world is becoming warmer— there is significant evidence to this effect. There may not be universal consensus as to the extent, but this should not detract from established realties both on the ground and in research. In 2007, the United National Environmental Programme released a press statement citing climatic changes to be particularly “severe” […]